Temitope Samuel Egbebiyi

Dr Temitope S. Egbebiyi is a Research Associate at the African Climate and Development Initiatives (ACDI) Department of Environmental and Geographical Science (EGS), University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. He is a young and upcoming scientist with his first degree in Meteorology, an MSc and a PhD degree in Environmental and Geographical Science. He has developed a strong research interest in regional climate modelling, extreme weather events, crop modelling, climate change impacts studies, agrometeorology, climate geoengineering and mitigation and adaptation strategies.

He aims to use his expertise in contributing to and providing information that will influence and inform policymakers in their decision-making and choice of adaptation strategies to improve food security and meet the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger, especially in Africa. He is a Newton Fellow, DAAD climapAfrica Research Fellow, South African National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellow, RW Jagger scholar, Alliance for Climate Change and Earth System Science (ACCESS) scholar, etc. He was recently selected as one of the African scientists as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) seventh Assessment Report (AR7). He is a member of the CORDEX Africa, a multi-disciplinary, vibrant research group and the African Climate Intervention Research Hub. He is also a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), European Geophysical Union (EGU), South African Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS) and South African Society of Crop Production (SASCP).

He has presented some of his research findings at national and international conferences, with an award at the 2018 SASAS conference and recently the World Meteorological Organisation Travel Grant (2023) and as a panellist at the Reflective and Degree SRM session in New York at the 2025 Climate week, among others. He has led and co-authored some publications. His current research focuses on the impact of solar radiation management on crop suitability growth in sub-Saharan Africa. Aside from research, he is also involved in Mentoring, teaching assistance, student leadership and has served in various University committees at UCT, such as Vice Chancellor Dean of Science Selection Committee, Faculty Deans’ Advisory committee and in 2017 was awarded the UCT-PLUS Gold award for his excellent leadership qualities.