I am a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa. I am also the Academic Manager for the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Water Centre of Excellence, funded by UKRI-GCRF grants. I have published widely (ORC-ID 0000-0003-2086-6912) on river ecology, hydrological modeling and management in the context of anthropogenic and climate changes. I have also led projects on issues related to water quantity and water quality, impacts of alien invasive plants on grasslands. Some of the popular articles I have written are at 

The Conversation https://theconversation.com/profiles/sukhmani-mantel-439840/articles.