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Summary:
My expertise lies in river ecology and hydrology, specializing in desktop research using GIS and earth observation data and analyses. Throughout my career at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网, I have focused on various research areas related to the water resources, including impacts of small dams, assessing the effects of invasive species on rangelands, water use of cannabis, and more recently, science communication and curriculum development. These last two areas are new, but they are particularly exciting at this juncture in my career due to the potential for connecting and creating.
Research:
As the Project Leader of a three-year Erasmus+ project, I am excited to be working with a team of partners from South Africa, Senegal, France and Netherlands. The team is endeavouring to enhance the capabilities of both prospective professionals, represented by current students, and established experts in the environmental and built environment domains. This project, "Nature-based Solutions for African Climate Resilience," operates in collaboration with Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 (lead university) and the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Cape Town, as well as two institutions in Senegal, Ecole Polytechnique of Thies (EPT) and Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD). Additionally, we have enlisted the support of three esteemed partners from the European Union: TÜ Delft from the Netherlands, AgroParisTech, and Institut National de Recherche Pour L’Agricuture, L’alimentation et L’Environnement (INRAE), both from France. This international consortium aims to foster innovative solutions that bolster African climate resilience through collaborative research and knowledge exchange.
Current affiliation:
Institute for Water Research, Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网. Associate Professor
Projects:
Project Leader on a three-year funded Erasmus+ project titled “Nature-based solutions for African climate resilience” for enhancing capability of future professionals (current students) and current environmental and built environment specialists (through professional development courses). The project consortiums consists of two universities in South Africa (Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 and 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Cape Town), two universities in Senegal (Ecole Polytechnique of Thies [EPT] and Université Cheikh Anta Diop [UCAD]), and three partners in the EU: TÜ Delft (Netherlands), AgroParisTech (France) and Institut National de Recherche Pour L’Agricuture, L’alimentation et L’Environnement (INRAE, France).
Project Leader on a five year funded WRC project C2021/2022-00442 (Determine Water Use of the Cannabis Tree in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces). In collaboration with 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of KwaZulu Natal /iwr/research/projects/cannabis/
Project Leader on a two year funded WRC project K5/2928/1-2 (The Role, Benefits and Prioritisation of Ecological Infrastructure in Mitigating the Impacts of Droughts in South Africa). In collaboration with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Department of environmental Science, Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网.
Project Leader on a five year funded WRC project K5/2400/4 (Rehabilitation of Grasslands after Eradication of Alien Invasive Trees; April 2014 – March 2019). In collaboration with Agricultural Research Centre – Animal Production Institute, Stellenbosch 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网, and Glasgow Caledonian 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网. Restoration
Project Leader on a three year funded NRF project UID 105153 (IKS to enhance Rewards for Ecosystem Services in rangelands infested with invasive alien plants; January 2017 – December 2019). In collaboration with Agricultural Research Centre – Animal Production Institute.
Manager (until 2020), National Research Foundation funded Eddy Covariance and Large Aperture Scintillometer equipment for measurement of evapotranspiration and carbon flux.
Publications and presentations:
Xoxo S., Mantel S.K., De Vos A., Tanner J. and Le Maitre D. (2024) Using the analytic hierarchical process to identify potential sites for rural ecological infrastructure investment in South Africa: examples from Cacadu and Tsitsa Catchments. Restoration Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14198.
Januchowski-Hartley S.R., Pawar S.K., Yang X., Jorissen M., Bristol R., Mantel S., White J.C., Januchowski-Hartley F.A., Roces-Díaz J.V., Gomez C.C. and Pregnolato M. (2022). Supporting proactive planning for climate change adaptation and conservation using an attributed road-river structure dataset. Journal of Environmental Management, 321, p.115959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115959.
Tanner J., Mantel S., Paxton B., Slaughter A. and Hughes D. (2022) Impacts of climate change on rivers and biodiversity in a water-scarce semi-arid region of the Western Cape, South Africa. Frontiers in Water, 143. Under Collection: Climate, Water and Land in Africa: Research Trends and Challenges. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2022.949901.
Xoxo S., Mantel S., De Vos A., Mahlaba B., Le Maitre D. and Tanner J. (2022). Towards SDG 15.3: The biome context as the appropriate degradation monitoring dimension. Environmental Science & Policy, 136, pp.400-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.07.008.
Januchowski-Hartley S.R., Mantel S., Celi J., Hermoso V., White J.C., Blankenship S., Olden J.D. (2020) Small instream infrastructure: comparative methods and evidence of environmental and ecological responses. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 1(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12026.
Mantel S. and Januchowski-Hartley S.R. (2019) Lessons from a map of southern Africa’s rivers that went viral. PositionIT, May/June: 43-44.
Mantel S.K., N.A. Rivers-Moore and P. Ramulifho (2017) Small dams need consideration in riverscape conservation assessments. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
Rivers-Moore N.A., S.K. Mantel, P. Ramulifho and H. Dallas (2016) A disconnectivity index for improving choices in managing protected areas for rivers. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 26(Suppl.1): 29–38. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2661
Mantel S.K., D.A. Hughes and A.S. Slaughter (2015) Water resources management in the context of future climate and development changes: A South African case study. Journal of Water and Climate Change 6(4): 772–786, https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2015.098. (Accredited journal; IF 2.803).
Mantel S.K. and D. Hughes (2013) (RISE)ing up for water education in Africa. The Water Wheel September/October: 44-45.
Mantel S.K., D.A. Hughes and W.J. Muller (2010) Ecological impacts of small dams on South African rivers: I. Drivers of change - water quantity and quality. Water SA 36: 351-360.
Connections:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukhmani-mantel-5568a745/
YouTube - @sukhmantel4468
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