Josephine Musango

Dr Josephine K Musango is a Senior Researcher at the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO). She has more than six years of experience in undertaking research focused on integrating economics into sustainable resource management and solving complex social and environmental problems through application of economic analysis and system dynamics modelling. Currently, she is leading the GCRO’s metabolic flows and infrastructure transitions project, which is investigating the resource-inputs and waste-outputs metabolism of the Gauteng City-Region. Previously, Josephine worked as a Researcher (Resource Economist) with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) from 2006 -2010. Here, she undertook research projects on aquaculture, climate change, water, land use, waste management, payment for ecosystem services, energy and technology assessment. Thereafter, she was with the Department of Energy as a Deputy Director responsible for grid connected renewable energy. Josephine is a member of System Dynamics Society and Economic Society South Africa. She has published articles in peer reviewed local and international journals and also presented her work at international and local conferences. Josephine has a PhD (Sustainable Development) from Stellenbosch University, an Msc (Agricultural Economics) and a Bsc (Agribusiness Management).