Selected Publications & Technical Contributions
Peer-reviewed research alongside the technical reporting that carries it into practice. A complete and current record is maintained on the academic profiles below.
Journal Articles
05- 2026
Influence of bias correction of the CORDEX dataset on the simulation of hydroclimatic droughts in the Western Cape, South Africa
Naik, M. & Abiodun, B.J. · Theoretical and Applied Climatology
Read- Bias Correction
- Climate Modelling
- CORDEX
- Drought
- 2024
Can land-use change mitigate future impacts of climate change on hydrological droughts in the Western Cape (South Africa)?
Naik, M. & Abiodun, B.J. · Theoretical and Applied Climatology
Read- Climate Change
- Drought
- Land-Use Change
- Water Resources
- 2020
Projected changes in drought characteristics over the Western Cape, South Africa
Naik, M. & Abiodun, B.J. · Meteorological Applications
Read- Climate Change
- Drought
- Hydrology
- Water Security
- 2017
Living with drought in South Africa: Lessons from the El Niño drought period
Baudoin, M.A., Vogel, C., Nortje, K. & Naik, M. · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Read- Climate Adaptation
- Disaster Risk
- Drought
- El Niño
- 2016
Potential impacts of forestation on future climate change in Southern Africa
Naik, M. & Abiodun, B.J. · International Journal of Climatology
Read- Afforestation
- Climate Change
- Hydrology
- Land-Use Change
Book Chapter
01- 2022
Potential impacts of global warming on water availability and hydro-climatic droughts in South African River Basins
Abiodun, B.J., Naik, M., Mogebisa, T. & Makhanya, N. · In: Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources — Implications and Practical Responses in South African Systems. Water Research Commission
Read- Climate Change
- Drought
- Water Availability
- Water Resources
Technical Publications
04- 2022
Using land-use change to mitigate impacts of future droughts on water yield in South Africa
Abiodun, B.J., Naik, M., Mogebisa, T., Makhanya, N., et al. · Water Research Commission
Read- Drought
- Land-Use Change
- Water Resources
- Water Yield
- 2018
Regionally extensive droughts and climate change in Southern Africa: Mechanisms, model reliability, and projections
Abiodun, B., Ujeneza, E.L., Meque, A., Naik, M., et al. · Water Research Commission
Read- Climate Change
- Climate Modelling
- Drought
- Projections
- 2017
El Niño Ready Nations and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Glantz, M.H. — Naik, M., contributing author · Consortium for Capacity Building / USAID
Read- Climate Adaptation
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- El Niño
- Resilience
- 2016
Investigating Projected Changes in Extreme Rainfall Over South Africa During the 21st Century
Lennard, C.J., Pinto, I. & Naik, M. · Water Research Commission
Read- Climate Change
- Extreme Rainfall
- Projections
- Regional Climate