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Willem Malherbe

Willem Malherbe completed his MSc, BSc Honours and BSc undergraduate degrees at Rhodes University. His MSc focused on the identification of vulnerable components within the socio-ecological system of marine dependent coastal communities of Solomon Islands. After completion of his MSc in 2017, Willem worked as a fisheries consultant to clients in the South African fisheries industry and as an analyst for a software development company specialising in the marine technology space.

Willem’s research interests concern the identification of resilient attributes within socio-ecological systems, and especially the mechanisms and pathways by which these attributes promote resilience.

• Socio-ecological systems
• Resilience
• Futures studies