Faculty of Food and Agriculture
Dr Israel R. Orimoloye (PhD)
Ext. 82699
Email: Israel.Orimoloye@sta.uwi.edu
• Ph.D. in Disaster Management (2022), University of the Free State, South Africa
• Ph.D. in Geography (2018), University of Fort Hare, South Africa
• M Tech. in Meteorology (2015), Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
• B.Tech. in Meteorology (2010), Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Dr. Israel R. Orimoloye is a lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Geography, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus. Before joining the University of the West Indies, Dr Orimoloye worked with the University of the Free State, South Africa, University of Fort Hare, South Africa, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa and Monash University (IIEMSA), Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr Orimoloye specializes in remote sensing and GIS applications, environmental and disaster risk management, and climate change. Dr Orimoloye obtained his first Doctorate Degree (2018) from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Fort Hare, South Africa and he earned his second PhD in Disaster Management (2022) from the Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa, University of the Free State, South Africa. Prior to that, he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Meteorology from the Federal University of Technology Akure, in 2010 and 2015, respectively. Dr Orimoloye has extensive experience in lecturing/teaching, supervision, and mentorship. His research portfolio revolves around remote sensing and GIS applications, drought and flood disaster, desertification, disaster risk management, environmental management, climate change impact assessment. He is an established researcher, with over 7 years of experience in the field. He has also been involved in intensive United Nations training and capacity building held in Germany. He is a registered and professional environmental scientist (South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions) and a member of the American Association of Geographers and Society of South African Geographers. His engagement with Earth Observation applications involves collaboration with various spatial scientists from the United States, Canada, South Africa, India Scholars, promoting spatial science knowledge and skills transfer to enhance policy formulation and decision-making. He serves as a principal investigator in several projects including a drought disaster risk assessment across the Free State Province, South Africa; and assessment of the ecological and environmental degradation funded by the Central Research Fund. He has published over sixty (63) scientific articles including book chapters in high-impact factor ISI and Scopus journals. He is an Editorial Board member of Sustainable Cities and Society, Elsevier, and an Associate Editor for International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (IJCCSM), Emerald Publishing, United Kingdom. He is a revered reviewer for both local and international journals and project funders. He is proficient in several environmental and climate tools which he exhibited in his various projects and publications. Dr Orimoloye has presented his research findings in various international conferences and symposiums in United States of America, Germany, South Africa and Tunisia.
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=cXX8rH0AAAAJ&hl=en
• Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Israel_Orimoloye/research
• Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57196487246
• Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5058-2799
• Sustainable Cities and Society, Elsevier
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/sustainable-cities-and-society/editori...
• International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (IJCCSM), Emerald Publishing, United Kingdom
https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijccsm
My research portfolio revolves around Remote Sensing & GIS applications, drought disasters, disaster management, climate science, and environmental management.
I am currently pioneering two main studies, 1) Attending to the Caribbean SIDS’s Needs from the Space: Progress, challenges, and perspectives and 2) Drought and climate change scenarios over the Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago Context.
Orimoloye, I.R.(2023). Livelihood Vulnerability Assessment and Drought Events in South Africa. In: Pande, C.B., Moharir, K.N., Singh, S.K., Pham, Q.B., Elbeltagi, A. (eds) Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources, Ecosystems and Agricultural Systems. Springer Climate. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19059-9_5
Chaitanya B. Pande, N. L. Kushwaha, Orimoloye, I.R., Rohitashw Kumar, Hazem Ghassan Abdo, Abebe Debele Tolche, Ahmed Elbeltagi (2023). Comparative Assessment of Improved SVM Method under Different Kernel Functions for Predicting Multi-scale Drought Index. Water Resources Management.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-023-03440-0
Orimoloye, I.R. (2022). Agricultural Drought and its Potential Impacts: Enabling Decision-Support for Food Security in Vulnerable Regions. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.838824
Orimoloye, I.R., Belle J.A., Chaitanya B. Pande, Olusola A.O., Ololade O.O. (2022). Drought disaster monitoring and Land use dynamics: Identification of drought drivers using regression-based algorithms. Natural Hazards.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05219-9
Orimoloye, I.R., Belle J.A., Orimoloye, YM, Olusola AO., Ololade O.O. (2022). Drought: A Common Environmental Disaster. Atmosphere.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13010111
Orimoloye, I.R., Belle J.A., Olusola AO., Ololade O.O. (2022). Navigating nature’s complexities through Terra MODIS information and downscaled regional climate model: Mainstreaming space-based information for drought disaster risk management. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Elsevier.
Orimoloye, I.R. (2022). Water, Energy and Food Nexus: Policy Relevance and Challenges. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.824322
Orimoloye, I.R., Belle. J.A, Ololade, O.O. (2021). Satellite-based application in drought disaster assessment using Terra MOD13Q1 data across Free State Province, South Africa. Journal of Environmental Management.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112112
Orimoloye, I.R., Olusola AO, Ololade, O.O, Adelabu SA. (2021). A persistent fact: Reflections on Drought Severity Evaluation Over Nigerian Sahel using MOD13Q1. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14, 1997 (2021).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-08369-5
Orimoloye, I.R., Belle. J.A, Ololade, O.O (2021). Drought disaster monitoring using MODIS derived index for drought years: A space-based information for ecosystems and environmental conservation. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112028
Orimoloye, I. R., A. M. Kalumba, L. Zhou. (2021). Drought disaster risk adaptation through ecosystem services-based solutions: Way forward for South Africa. Sustainability.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084132
Orimoloye, I. R., Belle, J. A., Olusola, A. O., Busayo, E. T., & Ololade, O. O. (2020). Spatial assessment of drought disasters, vulnerability, severity and water shortages: a potential drought disaster mitigation strategy. Natural Hazards, 105, 2735–2754, P (1-20).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04421-x
Orimoloye, I.R., Ololade, O.O. (2020). Spatial evaluation of land-use dynamics in gold mining area using remote sensing and GIS technology. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-02789-8.
Orimoloye, I.R., Belle. J.A, Ekundayo, T. C, Ololade, O. O (2020). Systematic mapping of disaster risk management research and the role of innovative technology. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10791-3.
Orimoloye, I.R., Ololade, O.O. Belle. J.A (2020). Exploring the emerging evolution trends of disaster risk reduction research: A global scenario. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-02847-1
Orimoloye, I.R., Ololade, O.O. (2020) Global trends assessment of environmental health degradation studies from 1990 to 2018. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 1-14.
Orimoloye, I.R., & Ololade, O. O. (2020). Potential implications of gold-mining activities on some environmental components: a global assessment (1990 to 2018). Journal of King Saud University-Science, 32(4), 2432-2438.
(currently and past courses)
GEOG 2010: Geographical Information Systems
GEOG 3107: Meteorology and Climatology
ENRM 2000: Soil and Land Evaluation - GPS and Remote Sensing Techniques in Soil and Land Surveys
GEOG 3113: Remote Sensing and GIS
ENRM 2002: Energy Resources & Sustainability
AGRI 5256: Pesticide Risk Assessment and Management
IPGE 5111: Introduction to Physical Geography
DIMG 7900: Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Disaster Management
GISF 7212: Geographical Information Systems: FOSS Geo-Informatics
GEG 508: Cartography; Geographic Information System; and Remote Sensing
CLIM 7311: Climatology
EVS 5012: Environmental Science
IESR 8412: Integrated Environmental and Social Risk Management: Policy and Practice
GCCA 8412: Global Climate Change and Adaptation
GEG 523: Integrated Environmental Management
NST11ES: Natural Sciences Option SP I
NST21ES: Natural Sciences Option SP II
NST31ES: Natural Sciences Option SP III
MPDG8411: Methodological and Philosophical Developments in Geography and Environmental Science
IRP0011: Introduction to Research & Research Project
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 662-2002
Fax: (868) 663-9684
Faculty of Food and Agriculture
Dean's Office
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UWI St. Augustine
Tel: (868) 662-2002 Ext. 82113
