SAF-ADAPT PhD student, Tshilidzi Manyanya, is investigating the impacts of spatio-temporal changes in vegetation and urban sprawl on catchment water balance and irrigation dynamics. As part of the project Tshilidzi aims to assess urban heat islands in two South African cities that are polar opposites of each other. Cape Town, a marine urban region, and Thohoyandou which is an inland […]

SAF-ADAPT PhD student, Ntandokazi Sijabulisiwe Masimula, is investigating alien plant invasion interactions with land-use and climate change in South Africa. Ntandokazi aims to assess the dynamics of how invasive alien plant species (IAPS) influence and are influenced by biodiversity and climate change. Ecosystems interact differently with alien invasive plant species, more interestingly in biodiverse regions like South Africa. Multiple drivers […]