© 2015 Sarah E. Rich

Mathews Tsirizeni

RISE Degree(s) 

PhD in Natural Resource Management – Hydrology from the Okavango Research Institute (ORI), University of Botswana

RISE Network(s) 
SSAWRN
Nationality 
Malawian
Employment 

Senior Research Assistant, GCRF–BRECcIA: Building Research Capacity for Sustainable Water and Food Security in Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa

Research 

Spatial and temporal surface stream flow and sediment tramport observation using an unmanned aerial vehicle in the Panhandle region of the Okavango Delta, Northern Botswana

News & Blogs 

Five Questions with Mathews Tsirizeni

Special Accomplishments 
Participant in the UNEP 2nd International African Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Food Security Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, July 2015
April 2015 International Spring University Short Course on ARIES (Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services) Modelling
Certificate in Google Earth Mapping from Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA

Certificate in Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation from Wolfson College, University of Oxford

Selected Publications 

Tsirizeni M, Chiotha S, Mphepo G, Likongwe P, Daniels E, et al. 2018. Innovative Community Communication and Outreach. In Socio-Ecological Resilience to Climate Change in a Fragile Ecosystem: The Case of the Lake Chilwa Basin, Malawi, ed S Chiotha, D Jamu, J Nagoli, P Likongwe, T Chanyenga. Abingdon, UK: Routledge

Chavula G, Zambezi F, Tsirizeni M, Mmangisa M, Ntupanyama Y, et al. 2017. Exploring the future of Malawi’s environment using scenarios approach. Int. J. Geosci. 8(06):837

Weyell J, Eigenbrod F, Hudson M, Kafumbata D, Tsirizeni M, et al. 2015. The impact of animals on crop yields in Malawian rural villages. African J. Agric. Res. 10(31):3016–28

Manda B, Senganimalunje T, Nyirenda C, Tsirizeni M. 2010. Energy, Industry, and Mining. In Malawi State of Environment and Outlook Report: Environment for Sustainable Economic Growth, ed E Sambo, A Chikuni, pp. 47–66. Lilongwe, Malawi: Environmental Affairs Department

Chavula G, Zambezi F, Kabwaza R, Tsirizeni M. 2010. Exploring the Future of Malawi's Environment Using Scenarios. In Malawi State of Environment and Outlook Report: Environment for Sustainable Economic Growth, ed E Sambo, A Chikuni, pp. 235–252. Lilongwe, Malawi: Environmental Affairs Department

Email Address(es) 
mdtsirizeni@gmail.com