Dr. Ephias Mugari is a Y2 NRF-rated Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Change at the University of Limpopo, South Africa. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the South Africa/Flanders Climate Adaptation Research and Training Partnership (SAF-ADAPT) project at the University of Venda, South Africa. His current research spans climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, sustainable land management and climate resilience in Limpopo Province. This research aims to promote the role of nature-based solutions in advancing sustainable, climate-resilient livelihoods and identifying sustainable, effective, and scalable adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies through knowledge co-creation and transdisciplinary approaches. Dr. Mugari enjoys engaging stakeholders in socially inclusive climate change adaptation aimed at enhancing wider participation, particularly by vulnerable communities.
Experience
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2025–presentPostdoctoral research fellow, University of Limpopo
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2021–2024Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Venda
Education
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2020University of Botswana, PhD Applied Ecology
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2013University of Zimbabwe, MSc Agricultural and Applied Economics
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2008University of Zimbabwe, BSc Agriculture
Publications
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2026Desktop-based determination of first derivative environmental flow requirements for the Luvuvhu headwater sub-basins in South Africa, Hydrological Sciences Journal
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2025Application of precision agriculture technologies for crop protection and soil health, Smart Agricultural Technology
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2025Application of change detection techniques driven by expert opinions for small-area studies in developing countries, Scientific African
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2025Barriers and enablers to implementing on-farm sustainable land management (SLM) practices among smallholder farmers in Mphanama, Limpopo Province, South Africa, Scientific African
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2025Household and farm-level drivers of the use and intensity of soil fertility amendments in smallholder farming systems: a case of Masvingo District, Zimbabwe, and Mopani District, South Africa, Frontiers in Agronomy
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2025Influence of public agricultural extension services on sustainable land management practice adoption among smallholder farmers in Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, South Africa, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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2025A co-design approach for stakeholder engagement and knowledge integration in flood risk management in Vhembe district, South Africa, Frontiers in Climate
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2024The utilization and contribution of timber and non-timber forest products to livelihoods under a changing climate in the Limpopo River Basin, Environmental Research Communications
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2024Trends in extreme rainfall and their relationship to flooding episodes in Vhembe district, South Africa, Environmental Research Communications
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2023Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ climate change risk perceptions: A behavioral approach in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe, Environmental Research Communications
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2022Consistent changes in land-use/land-cover in semi-arid areas: implications on ecosystem service delivery and adaptation in the Limpopo Basin, Botswana, Land
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2022Mainstreaming ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction: towards a sustainable and just transition in local development planning in rural South Africa, Sustainability
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2020Effects of droughts on vegetation condition and ecosystem service delivery in data-poor areas: a case of bobirwa sub-district, limpopo basin and Botswana, Sustainability
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2020Adapting to climate change in semi-arid rural areas: a case of the Limpopo basin part of Botswana, Sustainability
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2019Perceptions of ecosystem services provision performance in the face of climate change among communities in Bobirwa sub-district, Botswana, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
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2016Evaluating Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change: Evaluating Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change, The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses
Professional Memberships
- Disaster Management Institute of South Africa
- Society of South African Geographers
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- Location: Polokwane, South Africa
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