Prof. Mulala Simatele is based at the Global Change Institute (GCI) at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is an Environmental Scientist by training and specialized in Geographies of the Environment and Sustainability. He holds a DPhil in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development from the University of Sussex in the UK. Prior to joining the University of the Witwatersrand, Prof. Simatele worked for the University of St. Andrews in Scotland where he was part of the team which established the St Andrews Sustainability Institute. His main areas of research interest revolve around community-based natural resource management, education for sustainability, water and sustainability, climate change adaptation, environmental justice, environmental impact assessments, marine resource management, and disaster risk management. In addition to academic engagement, Prof. Simatele is one of three technical advisors to the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). He is also a board member of Hanell International and has diverse experiences working with policy-related institutions notably on environmental management, climate change adaptation, and environmental sustainability. Notable among these institutions include The World Bank, where he served as the Chief Environmental Officer in the Climate Change Unit advising different Country Directors in Africa and Asia on climate change and environmental issues; The Scottish Environmental Think Tank, where he served in the position of Deputy Director. He has also served as an environmental consultant for different governments; the government of Bolivia; Botswana, Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Sweden, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. He has also worked with various NGOs on environmental and climate change issues including community development.
