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Jill Slinger is a transdisciplinary scientist and teacher in environmental systems modelling, engineering and policy analysis at Delft University of Technology. She also an honorary visiting professorship at Rhodes University, South Africa and is an office bearing member of the interational Scientific Committee for Problems of the Environment (SCOPE). Her research expertise rests on excellence in (i) field-based knowledge of aquatic systems, (ii) mathematical modelling, (iii) intervention methods and (iv) participatory engagement with communities, scientists, policy makers and the private sector. She publishes in water, coastal, environmental science, policy, planning and engineering journals, and holds the position of Editor in Chief of the transdisciplinary journal Environmental Development. Currently, her research activities focus on using ecosystem-based design knowledge in supporting transdisciplinary interactions between people, science and policy in river and coastal systems – a co-design approach to planning and management.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Doctorate, Modelling the physical dynamics of estuaries for management purposes, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Award Date: 17 Apr 1997

Master's degree, A mathematical modelling approach to effective flood management of a freshwater wetland and associated pastoral system, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Award Date: 1 Sept 1987

External positions

Treasurer, Scientific Committee for Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)

1 Apr 2023 → …

Visiting Professor, Rhodes University

1 Oct 2014 → …

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