![Dr. Josefina Hamutoko]()
DAAD climapAfrica Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Geology
University for Namibia
Namibia
Dr Josefina Tulimevava Hamutoko is currently a lecturer at the Department of Geology of the University for Namibia. Her long term career aspiration is to develop a framework to quantify shallow aquifers in drylands, their interactions with deeper aquifers, a changing climate as well as human activities for sustainable management. In climapAfrica, her work research will seek to improve the state of knowledge on wetland hydrology, utilization and management by carrying out a wetland inventory and assessment of the Cuvelai Basin in Namibia.
Climate change expertise and interests
- Groundwater modelling
- Shallow aquifers
- Isotope hydrology
- Hydrochemistry
Publications (most recent)
Hamutoko, J.T., Post V. E.A, Wanke, H., Beyer, M. Houben G., Mapani B. (2019). The role of local perched aquifers for regional groundwater recharge in semi-arid environments: evidence from the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia. Hydrogeology Journal, DOI 10.1007/s10040-019-02008-w .
Hamutoko, J. T., Wanke, H., Beyer, M., & Gaj, M. Koeniger, P. (2018). Spatio-temporal variations of hydrochemical and isotopic patterns of groundwater in hand-dug wells: the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia. doi.org/10.5194/piahs-378-29-2018 .
Hamutoko, J. T., Wanke, H., Koeniger, P., Beyer, M., & Gaj, M. (2017). Hydrogeochemical and isotope study of perched aquifers in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2016.1273913 .
I participate at climapAfrica because...
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges the world is currently facing, and since it is a global issue, it cannot be solved by one person, one country nor by one continent, and thus it requires a combined effort from different people with different perspectives. Therefore I participate in this program with hope to contribute to a better understanding of climate change issues and influence decision making as well as promote climate change policies and regulations beyond the Namibian boarders.
