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Debbie Sparks
Qualifications:
BSc(Hons) 2004, MSc 2007, PhD 2001 - University of Cape Town
(Department of Environmental and Geographical Science).
Debbie is a Senior Research Officer at ERC, working in the Energy, Environment
and Climate Change research group
Current research interests:
Energy,
environment and climate change.
Current focus areas include:
climate change adaptation and environment related issues.
Debbie
also
enjoys co-ordinating
and teaching part of the Energy and Climate Change masters course.
Publications:
Sparks, D. and Mwakasonda, S. 2006. Energy and the environment. In
Winkler, H. (editor), Energy policies for sustainable development in
South Africa: Options for the future, Energy Research Centre,
University of Cape Town.
Mukheibir, P. and Sparks, D. 2006. Climate Impacts and Municipal
Water Resource Management in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
(Submitted to WaterSA)
Callaway, J.M., Louw, D.B., Nkomo, J.C., Hellmuth, M.E. and Sparks,
D.A. 2006. The Berg River Dynamic Spatial Equilibrium Model: A New
Tool for Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Alternatives for Coping
with Water Demand Growth, Climate Variability and Climate Change in
the Western Cape. AIACC Working Paper no. 31, June 2006.
Sparks, D. 2006. Feedback on the ERFC Energy and Climate Change
Short Course. Energy Management News 12(3), September 2006,
p.10.
Mukheibir, P. and Sparks, D. 2005. Climate change and Small
Municipal Water Resource Strategies – Water resource management
strategies in response to climate change in South Africa, drawing on
the analysis of coping strategies adopted by vulnerable communities
in the Northern Cape province of South Africa in times of
variability. Report to the Water Research Commission, WRC Project
K5/1500.
Nkomo, J.C, Gomez, B.E., Sparks, D.A., Callaway, J.M., Hellmuth, M.E.,
Louw, D.B., Jallow, B.P. and Njie, M. 2005. Capacity building in
analytical tools for estimating and comparing the costs and benefits
of adaptation projects. AIACC AF 47 Final Report.
Nkomo, J.C., Winkler, H., Mwakasonda, S., Mukheibir, P. and Sparks,
D. 2005. Climate Change Mitigation: A training manual. Journal of
Energy in South Africa 16(3), 139-142.
Hellmuth, M.E. and Sparks, D.A. 2005. Modelling the Berg River
Basin: An explorative study of the impacts of climate change on
run-off. (Submitted as an AIACC working paper.)
Hellmuth, M.E. and Sparks, D.A. 2005. An explorative study of the
impacts of climate change on run-off in the Upper Berg and
Riviersonderend River Basins, South Africa. (Submitted to the
South African Journal of Science.)
Sparks, D.A. and Mwakasonda, S. 2004. Energy and Environment, In SA
Country Profile and Indicators of Energy for Sustainable Development
– Report from Phase 1, Energy Research Centre.
Sparks, D.A. 2004. The potential impact of the electricity basic
services support tariff on indoor air pollution and health in South
Africa. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol 15(4),
88-91.
Nkomo, J.C., Louw, D.B., Sparks, D.A., Callaway, J.M., and Hellmuth,
M.E. 2004. Capacity building in analytical tools for estimating and
comparing costs and benefits of adaptation projects in the Berg
River Basin, South Africa. Messages from Dakar. AIACC 2004,
5-14.
Mukheibir, P & Sparks, D. 2003. Water resource management and
climate change in South Africa: Visions, driving factors and
sustainable development indicators. Energy & Development
Research Centre, University of Cape Town.
Sparks, D.A., White, N.W. and Mwakasonda, S. 2003. Environmental and
health impacts of the basic electricity support tariff.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Domestic Use of
Energy, Cape Town, 31 March – 3 April 2003, 29-34.
Callaway, J.M, Hellmuth, M.E., Nkomo, J.C., Sparks, D.A. and Louw,
D.B. 2003. Estimating and comparing the benefits and costs of
avoiding climate change damages. AIACC Notes November 2003,
Vol 2(2).
Sparks, D.A, White, N. and Mwakasonda, S. 2002. Sector Analysis:
Health and Environment, In Options for a Basic Electricity
Support Tariff, University of Cape Town, 206pp.
Davidson, O. and Sparks, D.A. (editors). 2002. Developing Energy
Solutions to Climate Change: South African Research at EDRC,
EDRC press, 202pp.
Davidson, O., Mwakasonda, S. and Sparks, D.A. 2002. Introduction,
In Developing Energy Solutions to Climate Change: South African
Research at EDRC, EDRC press, 202pp.
Shannon, D.A. and Hewitson, B.C. 2000. Land surface response to
climate change forcing over southern Africa. Proceedings of 6th
International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and
Oceanography, Santiago, Chile, April 2000.
Shannon, D.A. and Hewitson, B.C. 1996. Cross-scale relationships
regarding local temperature inversions at Cape Town and global
climate change implications. South African Journal of Science,
92, 213-216. |
