Climate Variability and Change in Africa

Jonathan I. Matondo is a Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Planning and Management at the Univ. of Swaziland in the Department of Geography, Environmental science and Planning. His areas of expertise are: Hydrology, hydraulics, computer applications in hydraulics, hydrology, water resources management and modeling of climate change issues.

• Overview of climate variability and change in Africa - Perspectives and Experiences.- Integrated assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation in agriculture: The case study of the Wami river sub-basin, Tanzania.- assessing runoff changes in major catchments in Swaziland due to climate change.- change, variability and trend analysis of hydro-climatic time series.- Modelling of surface-groundwater dynamics and climate change impacts in wetland environments.- Impacts of possible climate change and variability on the water resources of southern African - a regional modelling approach.- Framework of best practice for climate change adaptation in Africa: the water – development nexus.- Evaluation of different tillage systems for improved agricultural production in drought prone areas of Malawi.- strengthening horticultural innovation systems for adaptation to effects of urbanization and climate variability in peri-urban areas.- An overview of dynamical down-scaling of global re-analyses for improved climate reconstruction over data sparse regions.- Evaluation of CMIP5 climate models for precipitation projections over the upper blue Nile basin.- Groundwater occurrence, recharge and productivity in tertiary volcanic rocks of Ethiopia and climate change implications.- Relationships among surface water resources in the WR90, WR2005 and WR2012 datasets of south Africa using mean annual runoff of Quaternary catchments.- Africa in a changing climate: redefining Africa's agrarian development policies.- Climate change adaptation research and policy for agriculture in southern Africa (CCARPASA) – evidence from rain-fed systems.