Timothy Dube

Prof. Dube holds a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Science from the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; a Master of Science degree in GIScience and Earth Observation (EO) for Water Resources and Environmental Management (IWRM) from the prestigious Faculty ITC of the University of Twente in the Netherlands; and a Bachelors Hons Degree in Geography from the University of Zimbabwe. Prof Dube is an NRF rated researcher with much interest in GIScience, & Earth Observation application in Environmental and Water Sciences. Specifically, Prof Dube's research interests are directed towards the use of both cutting-edge satellite & in-situ Earth Observation technologies in tracking the impacts of climate change, and in monitoring water resources and the environment. Two of his recent projects are “The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, an initiative of the European Union (EU) and the European Space Agency & AFRICA project focusing on Water resource management in Southern Africa” and, the WRC Funded "Non-Perennial Rivers Research Project". His research work has also been extensively supported by the South African (SA) Water Research Commission, the Applied Center for Climate and Earth Systems Science, French Research Platform – Production and Conservation in Partnership (RP-PCP), and a French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). Prof. Dube has also been involved in intensive Earth Observation (EO) training and capacity building across different institutions of higher learning and research in Southern Africa. He is a member of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment and WaterNET. His engagement with EO technology applications is not only restricted to research in Africa but also involves collaborations with various EO experts from European institutions, promoting EO knowledge and skills transfer to enhance policy formulation and decision making to promote Economic Development in the SADC and Africa. Prof. Dube has participated in the TIGER-Bridge African Water and Climate Change Phase 1 Project, commissioned by the European Space Agency - Water for Agriculture (2016-2017) as the leading Principal Investigator for Africa. Professor Dube has been the recipient of the University of the Western Cape 2019 DVC Research and Innovation- UWC Research and Recognition Award and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Research Grant in Climate Change Science to carry out research in the Mediterranean- and bounding desert-type biomes of the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR), South Africa, a global hotspot of biodiversity which is severely affected by global change, South Africa. He has authored over 100 international peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in the field of Earth Observation science, the environment, and water.