Data for Health in Africa Meeting
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5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting
23 - 29 August 2025
CEDI Centre, University of Ghana, Accra

Dr Newton Matandirotya - Participant

Kgotso Development Trust (Director)

Dr Newton Matandirotya is a holder of a PhD in Geography and Environmental Management from North-West University, South Africa. His PhD explored the indoor exposure to extreme temperatures for residents in 3300 low-income residential dwellings of KwaDela, KwaZamokuhle and Jouberton in South Africa. The study also investigated how the quality of housing intersected with extreme temperature exposure for occupants. He has been a Research Fellow at the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and North West University, Potchefstroom South Africa. Additionally, he is the Director of Kgotso Development Trust as well as the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Centre in Zimbabwe. His research interests are in climate change adaptation, indoor and outdoor thermal comfort, climate change mitigation, air quality monitoring and management, disaster management, food security as well as health and nutrition. Some of his International Editorial Roles include: � Associate Editor for the Handbook titled "The Contribution of Higher Education to Climate Change" � Associate Editor for Africa and Middle East Region on the book titled "SDGs in Africa and the Middle East Region" � Associate Editor for the Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijshe � Deputy-Editor of the upcoming Book titled Climate Change, Food Security and Land Managementhttps://meteor.springer.com/project/dashboard.jsf?id=1770&tab=About&mode=ReadPage&entity=13878 � Editorial Advisory Board Member for the International