MEMBERS
Dr. Simphiwe Ngcobo
Position: Hydrology Lecturer and Researcher
Discipline: Hydrology
Centre: Centre for Water Resources Research (CWRR)
School: School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Campus: Agriculture Campus
Room no./Building: Rabie Saunders Building
Telephone: +27 33 260 5174
Email: NgcoboS21@ukzn.ac.za
Biography
Dr. Simphiwe Ngcobo is currently a Hydrology Lecturer at the Centre for Water Resources at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Having recently completed his PhD, his research interests include understanding the dynamics between anthropogenic global change (land use change and climate change) and hydrological processes and responses; the application of hydrological modelling in impact studies; mapping the impacts of global change on water resources across various spatial and temporal scales; and water resources policy development and resource governance. He was previously employed as a Hydrologist by Eskom Holdings, Jones and Wagener Engineering and Environmental Consultants.
Qualifications
PhD in Hydrology
MSc in Hydrology (Summa Cum Laude)
BSc Honours in Hydrology (First Class)
BSc in Hydrology and Soil Science (First Class)
Current Research Projects
The state of citizen science (CS) for water resource quality monitoring
Five recent publications
- Ngcobo, S.I, Hill, T. R., Jewitt, G., & Archer, E. (2023). A yield gap analysis to assess vulnerability of commercial sugarcane to climatic extremes in southern Africa. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 14, 100734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100734
- Ngcobo, S.I, & Jewitt, G. (2017). Multiscale drivers of sugarcane expansion and impacts on water resources in Southern Africa. Environmental Development, 24, 63–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2017.07.004.
- Ngcobo, S.I, Jewitt, G., Stuart-Hill, S., & Warburton, M. (2013). Impacts of global change on southern African water resources systems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 5(6), 655–666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2013.10.002.