Professor Ditiro B. Moalafhi
Head of Department
Faculty of Natural Resources
Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources (WAR)
Ditiro Benson Moalafhi (BSc, PGDE, MPhil, PhD)
water resources management ∙ runoff generation and river flow regime changes and their evolution under changing land-use/drainage and climate ∙ drought and low flow characterization ∙ water resources systems analysis ∙ climate reconstruction for hydrological applications
Academic Qualifications
2016: PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Hydro-climatology), The University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia
2004: MPhil in Environmental Science (Hydrology and water resources), University of Botswana, Botswana
2001: Post Graduate Diploma in Education-PGDE, University of Botswana, Botswana
2000: Bachelor of Science, University of Botswana, Botswana
Professional Background
March 2021- February 2022 - Associate Professor, University of Botswana, Botswana
May 2012-March 2021 - Senior Lecturer, University of Botswana, Botswana
September 2006-May 2012 - Lecturer, University of Botswana, Botswana
February 2006-August 2006 - Acting Principal Hydrologist II, Department of Water Affairs, Gaborone, Botswana
September 2005-February 2006 - Water Engineer II: Department of Water Affairs, Gaborone, Botswana
October 2003-September 2005 - Assistant Water Engineer: Department of Water Affairs, Gaborone, Botswana
Experienced at both under - and post-graduate in:
(i) water resources management
(ii) hydrology,
(iii) applied statistics,
(iv) climate change
(iv) environmental management.
A hydrologist and water resources management expert with research interests in hydrological processes, water resources management and climate analysis. I specifically cover (i) water resources management (ii) runoff generation and river flow regime changes and their evolution under changing land-use/drainage and climate (iii) drought and low flow characterization (iv) water resources systems analysis and (v) climate reconstruction for hydrological applications
Latest and current projects
Project Tite: “Long-term impacts of land-use/land-cover dynamics on surface water quality in Botswana’s reservoirs using satellite data and artificial intelligence methods: case study of the Botswana’s Limpopo River Basin (1984-2019)”. January 2021 -February 2023. Amount $158664
Project Title: “Impacts of anthropogenic and climate variability and change influences on semiarid Botswana’s surface water reservoirs using Earth Observation Analytics and Artificial Neural Network Model”. Oct 2020-Nov 2022. Amount P172 049.08
Project Title: “Flooding impact and community response: A case of Gweta and Zooroga villages”. 2018-2020. Amount P247 000 (completed)
- USAID Funded Project on Water Security
- University of Botswana, Office of Research and Development
- University of Botswana, Office of Research and Development
Scopus Profile (Documents = 24; h-index = 11)
ResearchGate Profile (RG Score = 21.61; Citations = 547; h-index = 12)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ditiro-Moalafhi
Google Scholar Citation Profile (Citations = 648; h-index = 12; i10-index = 17)
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3jikdewAAAAJ&hl=en
