Dr. Dorothy Khasisi Lukhabi


Mrs. Lukhabi

Visiting Fellow: January to June, 2026

Dr. Dorothy Khasisi Lukhabi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience/Centre for Coastal Management (ACECoR/CCM) at the University of Cape Coast, and an ARUA/Carnegie Early Career Research Fellow at the University of Ghana. She earned her PhD in Oceanography and Limnology from the University of Cape Coast, an MSc degree in Limnology and Wetland Management jointly awarded by University of Life Sciences (Austria), Egerton University (Kenya), and Institute of Water Education (IHE) - Delft (The Netherlands), and a BSc degree in Environmental Science from Egerton University

Research Areas

Her areas of interest include; water quality monitoring, benthic macroinvertebrate ecology and taxonomy, marine ecology and climate research and its interconnectedness to citizen science and coastal ecosystems.  

Recent Publications

  1. Mamboleo, M., Lukhabi, D. K., Mwenga, M., & Lomodei, E. (2025). Lake Victoria. In G.L Demolin-Leite Sr (Ed.) Aquatic Biomes: Global Biome Conservation and Global Warming Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity (pp. 169-182). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15726-4.00009-8
  2. Mzungu, E., Shivoga, W. A., Lukhabi, D. K., & Sifuna, A. W. (2025). Influence of physico-chemical parameters on benthic macroinvertebrate community dynamics in Isiukhu River, Kenya. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 1-14; https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2024.2443936
  3. Lukhabi, D.K., Mensah, P.K., Asare, N.K. & Aheto, D.W. (2025). An Integrated Water Quality Index Development for Monitoring Estuarine Ecosystem Health in Ghana. African Journal of Aquatic Sciences (Under Review)
  4. Lukhabi, D. K., Mensah, P. K., Asare, N. K., Akwetey, M. F. A., & Faseyi, C. A. (2024). Benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality: A case study of estuarine ecosystems along the coast of Ghana. Heliyon, 2024, 10(7); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon. 2024.e28018
  5. Lukhabi, D.K.; Mensah, P.K.; Asare, N.K.; Pulumuka-Kamanga, T.; Ouma, K.O. (2023). Adapted Water Quality Indices: Limitations and Potential for Water Quality Monitoring in Africa. Water, 15, 1736; https://doi.org/10.3390/ w15091736 

Recent Research Projects

  1. Community Level Approaches of Desalination based on Indigenous knowledge in Coastal Ghana (ARUA Fellowship Project)
  2. Climate Change Adaptation, Dispossession and Displacement (CiCADD Project): Co-constructing Solutions with Coastal Vulnerable Groups in Africa and Asia
  3. Co-developing Decision Support System for Coastal Mangrove-based Socioecological Systems in Eastern and Western Africa  
    (COASTMAN Project)
  4. Partnership for Research and Education for Monitoring Coastal Environments in Africa (CoastAfrica Project) 

Achievements/ Honours

The International Society of Limnology has honoured Dorothy with several awards, such as the Wetzel travel award, a small research grant, and recognition for the best-published article in Limnology.