People
| Name | Role | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Kalumba | Project Team | University of Fort Hare | AKalumba@ufh.ac.za |
| Amon Taruvinga | Project Team | University of Fort Hare | Ataruvinga@ufh.ac.za |
| Ben Somers | Project Team | KULeuven | ben.somers@kuleuven.be |
| Bruno Verbist | Project Lead | KULeuven | bruno.verbist@kuleuven.be |
| Kate Cronin | Adaptation Network Coordinator | University of Cape Town | Kate.cronin@uct.ac.za |
| Koenraad van Meerbeek | Project Team | KULeuven | koenraad.vanmeerbeek@kuleuven.be |
| Leocadia Zhou | Project Lead | University of Fort Hare | Lzhou@ufh.ac.za |
| Mark New | Principal Investigator | University of Cape Town | mark.new@uct.ac.za |
| Michelle Blanckenberg | Communications Officer | University of Cape Town | michelle.blanckenberg@uct.ac.za |
| Nondumiso Mginywa | Project Coordinator | University of Cape Town | nondumiso.mginywa@uct.ac.za |
| Nthaduleni Nethengwe | Project Lead | University of Venda | nthaduleni.nethengwe@univen.ac.za |
| Peter Bikam | Project Team | University of Venda | Peter.bikam@univen.ac.za |
| Sheona Shackleton | Project Team | University of Cape Town | sheona.shackleton@uct.ac.za |
| Name | Role | Research project title | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenathi Mantshiyose | Masters Student | Establishing current climate related risks smallholder farmers face, ther vulnerability, and their adaptation options to better understand the potential impact of seasonal forecasts on farmers adaptive capacity and decision making. | University of Cape Town | abenathimantshiyose@gmail.com |
| Anna Van Eyck | Masters Student | Assessment of land use and land cover change and its impact on water use in Limpopo, South Africa | KULeuven | anna.vaneyck@live.be |
| Dion Anesu Gumbo | PhD Student | Environmental flows that promote ecological functions and livelihood enhancement of marginalised communities in the Vhembe Biome for climate change adaptation | University of Venda | diongumbo@gmail.com |
| Dumisani Shoko-Kori | Postdoctoral Researcher | Adaptation cost to climate variability and change among rural households | University of Fort Hare | d_shoko@yahoo.com |
| Ephias Mugari | Postdoctoral Researcher | Towards climate-resilient socio-ecological systems, adaptation and development: Issues, challenges and opportunities in the Limpopo Province, South Africa | University of Venda | mugarie@gmail.com |
| Hazel Shirinda | Masters Student | Assessing the potential of biochar to restore degraded land | University of Venda | hazelshirinda99@gmail.com |
| Hesekia Garekae | Postdoctoral Researcher | A review of ecosystem- based approach adaptation projects in South Africa – success and failures | University of Cape Town | garekae@yahoo.com |
| Jonas Simons | Masters Student | The impact of drought stress on the Fynbos ecosystem | KULeuven | jonas.simons1@student.kuleuven.be |
| Khothatso Mokhele | PhD Student | Modelling an Adaptation-Based Integrated Resource Management System to the Water-Energy Nexus in South Africa’s Coal Sector | University of Cape Town | kmokhele@mweb.co.za |
| Liezl Vermeulen | PhD Student | Modelling the impact of climate change and anthropogenic factors in southern African ecosystem health and integrity using remote sensing | KULeuven | liezl.vermeuln@gmail.com |
| Lily Munzhedzi | Masters Student | Reckoning of specific projections of hydroclimatic events (floods and drought) in rural areas of the Limpopo Province, and assessing of the hydrological infrastructures and farming industries to evaluate their fitness to withstand and adapt to the projected events. | University of Venda | Lilymunz27@gmail.com |
| Nomsa Fortunate Maphuka | PhD Student | Water supply sustainability and adaptation in drought affected areas of the Amathole District: The case of Mbhashe and Mnquma Local Municipalities | University of Fort Hare | 201412369@ufh.ac.za |
| Ntandokazi Masimula | PhD Student | Investigating alien plant invasion interactions with land-use and climate change | KULeuven | ntandokazi.masimula@kuleuven.be |
| Senne Spreij | Masters Student | Identifying non-native plant species in South-Africa using drone imagery | KULeuven | senne.spreij@student.kuleuven.be |
| Takalani Rabakali | Masters Student | The impacts of climate change on surface water resources of the Berg River catchment in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. | University of Cape Town | tcrabakali@gmail.com |
| Thobela Ntsokotha | Masters Student | An Analysis of rural coastal farmers household’s livelihood adaptations to climate change | University of Fort Hare | tntsonkota@gmail.com |
| Tshilidzi Manyanya | PhD Student | Impacts of Spatio-Temporal Changes in Vegetation and Urban sprawl on Catchment Water Balance and Irrigation dynamics. | KULeuven | tshilidzicloudia.manyanya@student.kuleuven.be |
| Zolisanani Mpanyaro | Masters Student | Assessing drought impact on river ecology and local community adaptation: a case of Buffalo River, Eastern Cape | University of Fort Hare | 201510673@ufh.ac.za |