• Assessing the human health risks of indoor PM2.5 exposure in urban and rural households in two provinces of South Africa 

  Wright, Caradee Yael; Benyon, Matthew; Diab, Roseanne D.; Naidoo, Natasha; Kwatala, Ngwako; Kunene, Siyathemba; Batini, Chiara; Micklesfield, Lisa K.; Cai, Samuel; Panchal, Rikes; Zondo, Sizwe B.; Language, Brigitte; Wernecke, Bianca; Hazelhurst, Scott; Xavier Gómez-Olivé, F.; Hey, Joshua Vande (Elsevier, 2025-02)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Container buildings used for residential and business purposes in Johannesburg, South Africa and potential heat-related health risks 

  Mfamadi, Tanganedzeni; Chivimbo, Kimberley; Mogadime, Philistase; Bidassey-Manilal, Shalin; Kapwata, Thandi; Naidoo, Natasha; Wright, Caradee Yael (F1000Research, 2024)

  BACKGROUND: Outdoor and indoor air temperature affects human health and wellbeing. Climate change projections suggest that global temperatures will continue to increase, and this poses a threat to health. Buildings ...
• Phenology-based winter wheat classification for crop growth monitoring using multi-temporal sentinel-2 satellite data 

  Newete, Solomon W.; Abutaleb, Khaled; Chirima, Johannes George; Dabrowska-Zielinska, Katarzyna; Gurdak, Radoslaw (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  Wheat is one of the most important staple crops consumed by more than four billion people in the world. However, its production is challenged by the impact of climate change which accounts for a 5.5 % reduction in wheat ...
• Developing models to detect maize diseases using spectral vegetation indices derived from spectral signatures 

  Nkuna, Basani L.; Chirima, Johannes George; Newete, Solomon W.; Nyamugama, Adolph; Van der Walt, Adriaan J. (Elsevier, 2024-09)

  Maize, a vital global crop, faces numerous challenges, including outbreaks. This study explores the use of spectral vegetation indices for the early detection of maize diseases in individual leaves based on crop phenology ...
• Exploring the implementation of UNESCO's MAB program in South Africa : a case study of the Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve 

  Klaver, Michael; Currie, Bianca; Sekonya, James G.; Coetzer, Kaera L. (Springer, 2024-12)

  The Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) responds to challenges of the Anthropocene through an explicit social-ecological approach. Implemented as a world network of biosphere reserves, MAB aims to increase [eco]system s ...
• Short-term, lagged association of airway inflammation, lung function, and asthma symptom score with PM2.5 exposure among schoolchildren within a high air pollution region in South Africa 

  Buthelezi, Minenhle S.; Mentz, Graciela; Wright, Caradee Yael; Phaswana, Shumani; Garland, Rebecca M.; Naidoo, Rajen N. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2024-12)

  BACKGROUND: Asthma affects millions of people globally, and high levels of air pollution aggravate asthma occurrence. This study aimed to determine the association between short-term lagged PM2.5 exposure and airway ...
• Impact-based skill evaluation of seasonal precipitation forecasts 

  Nikraftar, Zahir; Mbuvha, Rendani; Sadegh, Mojtaba; Landman, Willem Adolf (Wiley, 2024-11)

  We introduce an impact‐based framework to evaluate seasonal forecast model skill in capturing extreme weather and climate events over regions prone to natural disasters such as floods and wildfires. Forecasting hydroclimatic ...
• Engagement of early career researchers in collaborative assessments of IPCC reports : achievements and insights 

  Moreno-Ibáñez, Marta; Casado, Mathieu; Gremion, Gwenaëlle; Rabanal, Valentina; Adojoh, Onema; Anoruo, Chukwuma; Arshad, Adnan; Bahar, Faten A.; Bello, Cinthya; Bergstedt, Helena; Caccavo, Jilda A.; Champollion, Nicolas; Choy, Emily S.; De Los Ríos, María Fernanda; Detlef, Henrieka; Dey, Rahul; Gamal, Gamil; Guímaro, Hugo R.; Hancock, Susana; Hansen, Christel; Hare, Vincent; Höfer, Juan; Jabir, Thajudeen; Jain, Shipra; Jawak, Shridhar; Latonin, Mikhail; Martin, Joseph; Mojica, Jhon F.; O’Hara, Ryan; Onafeso, Olumide; Prasath, R. Arun; Alves, Eduardo Q.; Raez-Villanueva, Sergio; Rosenbaum, Paul; Ruiz-Pereira, Sebastián; Savaglia, Valentina; Van Soest, Maud; Vural, Deniz (Frontiers Media, 2024-07)

  The participation of a diverse –in terms of geography, discipline and gender– group of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in the peer review process can help alleviate the workload of senior researchers and counteract the ...
• The urban soundscapes of a studentified neighbourhood in the City of Tshwane, South Africa 

  Johnston, Gregory James; Rikhotso, Richard (Springer, 2024-07-24)

  Urban environments produce distinctive and diverse soundscapes. The challenge of noise in particular impacts city dwellers and urban livability. There is an abundance of research focused on noise pollution with a limited ...
• Temporal variability of hydroclimatic extremes : a case study of Vhembe, uMgungundlovu, and Lejweleputswa District municipalities in South Africa 

  Botai, Christina M.; De Wit, Jaco P.; Botai, Joel Ongego (MDPI, 2024-10)

  The current study investigated hydroclimatic extremes in Vhembe, Lejweleputswa, and uMgungundlovu District Municipalities based on streamflow data from 21 river gauge stations distributed across the study site for the ...
• Assessing heat-related health perceptions in the minibus taxi industry in Tshwane, South Africa 

  Wright, Caradee Yael; Kapwata, Thandi; Mahlangeni, Nomfundo; Naidoo, Natasha; Webster, Candice (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2024-11)

  Global warming, the increase in heatwaves and periods of intense heat, is a major problem across the world, including in South Africa. Heat exposure has adverse health impacts, ranging from dehydration and heat stroke ...
• Patterns of animal rabies prevalence in Northern South Africa between 1998 and 2022 

  Mogano, Kgaogelo; Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Suzuki, Toru; Makita, Kohei; Chirima, Johannes George (MDPI, 2024-01-22)

  Rabies is endemic in South Africa and rabies cycles are maintained in both domestic and wildlife species. The significant number of canine rabies cases reported by theWorld Organization for Animal Health Reference ...
• A relational social-ecological systems approach to determine essential variables for monitoring sustainability at a catchment level 

  Itzkin, Adela; Scholes, Mary; Coetzer, Kaera L.; Clifford-Holmes, Jai Kumar (Elsevier, 2025-03)

  This publication introduces Essential Social-Ecological System Variables (ESEVs), an approach aimed at addressing integration and monitoring challenges in Social-Ecological System (SES) projects at the catchment scale. ...
• Spatial prediction of poverty in Gauteng province (South Africa) in-between Censuses using land use datasets 

  Katumba, Samy Kabangu; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Stein, Alfred; Fabris-Rotelli, Inger Nicolette (Wiley, 2024-11)

  To realize the first sustainable development goal of ending “poverty in all its forms everywhere,” local governments in South Africa need to implement informed targeted policy interventions based on up-to-date data and ...
• A bibliometric analysis for remote sensing applications in bush encroachment mapping of grassland and savanna ecosystems 

  Gcayi, Siphokazi R.; Adelabu, Samuel; Nduku, Lwandile; Chirima, Johannes George (Springer, 2024-12)

  Grasslands and savannas are experiencing transformation and degradation due to bush encroachment (BE). BE has been monitored using restrictive traditional techniques that include field surveys and manual long-term ...
• Assessment of SADC countries’ national adaptation planning health impacts inclusion : a thorough review 

  Meyer, Renate; Wright, Caradee Yael; Rother, Hanna-Andrea (Ubiquity Press, 2024-09)

  BACKGROUND: The impacts of climate change are recognised as a key challenge of the 21st century. By 2030, Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to have the globally highest burden of disease due to climate change. OBJECTIVES: ...
• Reviewing the methodologies used to assess household PM2.5 air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa 

  Panchal, Rikesh; Benyon, Matthew; Laban, Tracey; Kwatala, Ngwako; Wernecke, Bianca; Wright, Caradee Yael; Hey, Joshua Vande (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) is a major global health issue in low- and middle-income countries, with exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) a major risk factor for a wide range of diseases. Sub-Saharan Africa ...
• A holistic categorisation of address purposes as an analytical entry point to finding solutions for addressing governance in South Africa 

  Laldaparsad, Sharthi; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Davis, Nerhene (CONSAS Conference, 2024-07)

  An address is structured information allowing one to locate a building or other feature in the physical world; yet, in large parts of the world, including South Africa, many people must get by without such a utility. ...
• Mapping smallholder maize farm distribution using multi-temporal Sentinel-1 data integrated with Sentinel-2, DEM and CHIRPS precipitation data in Google Earth Engine 

  De Villiers, Colette; Munghemezulu, Cilence; Tesfamichael, Solomon G.; Mashaba-Munghemezulu, Zinhle; Chirima, Johannes George (CONSAS Conference, 2024-07)

  Mapping smallholder maize farms in complex and uneven rural terrain is a major barrier to accurately documenting the spatial representation of the farming units. Remote sensing technologies rely on various satellite products ...
• Unraveling the relationship between soil nutrients and maize leaf disease occurrences in Mopani district municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa 

  Nkuna, Basani L.; Chirima, Johannes George; Newete, Solomon W.; Van der Walt, Adriaan J.; Nyamugama, Adolph (MDPI, 2024-10)

  Maize is a staple crop important for food security that millions globally depend upon as an energy source, primarily due to its high starch and fat content. For growth and disease resistance, maize production requires a ...

View more