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Title
Prof.
Firstname
Julius
Middlename
Ramosweu
Lastname
Atlhopheng
Position
Dean
Department
Office
Block 233 Office 129
Professional Qualifications
- BSc (Honours) – School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK.
- MSc – Kings College London, University of London (UK)
- PhD – School of Earth Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia.
Teaching Areas
- Earth Sciences: Geomorphology, Soil Science, Isotope geosciences
- Atmospheric sciences: meteorology; atmospheric pollution; climate change science applications.
- Environmental Science and Management: Environmental Impact Assessment; applied geosciences; energy resources & conservation; policy-science interfaces and technological (green) applications.
- Expert negotiator in multilateral environmental agreements e.g. UNFCCC, UNCCD.
Research Areas
- Geomorphological applications & environmental management.
- Climate change.
- Environmental Impact Assessment.
- Environmental Science applications to policies and development applications.
- Sustainable Development Goals.
- Open Data and science in transformation agendas.
Selected Publications
- Atlhopheng J.; Molebatsi, C.; Toteng, E. and Totolo, O. (1998) Environmental Issues in Botswana
- A handbook. Lightbooks Publishers. Gaborone. ISBN 99912-71-05-8.ii. Mapeo, R.; Atlhopheng, J.;
- Ntsimanyana, M.; Chatupa, J.; Tsimako, J.; Siamisang, T.; and Ramonyane, P. (2001) Geology and geomorphology of Botswana, In Botswana National Atlas. Department of Surveys and Mapping, pages 13-29.
- IPCC (2007) (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) – Assessment Report iv, Working Group II on IPCC, Chapter 4 – “Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services,” as a Contributing Author. The IPCC won a Noble Prize in, 2007.
- Kellner, K., von Maltitz, G., Seely, M., Atlhopheng J. & Lindeque, L. (2018) Chapter 12: Southern African arid lands – current status and future prospects (In ed. Mahesh Kumar Gaur, Climate Variability, Land-Use and Impact on Livelihoods in the Arid Lands, pp243-260. Elsevier
- Atlhopheng J.R.; M.G. Moshoeshoe, G. Phunyuka and W. Mokgopa (2019). Biodive