Olga Laiza Kupika
Country (Nationality)
Zimbabwe
Grantee Title
Area of research: Climate change and green economy/growth transition and biodiversity management.
Grantee Description
Home Institution: Chinhoyi University of Technology
Host institution: University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa.
Area of research: Climate change and green economy/growth transition and biodiversity management.
Research focus: The research focuses on climate change and wildlife-agriculture interface particularly the vulnerability and resilience of rural communities living adjacent to protected areas. It also studies the theoretical perspectives on climate change adaptation, mitigation and green economy/growth transition discourses within the framework of biodiversity management; green economy/growth legislative and policy reforms ; mining under green economy/growth; wildlife tourism under climate change, ICT and gender in climate change and green economy. The research will also address issues related to trends in climate change related disasters; disaster risk reduction/ disaster management focusing on rural community living within protected area margins.