Petro Kotzé

Author bio

Petro Kotzé is a writer and photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. She specializes in water, and the science and stories behind it. Her book, Water Resilient Cities, was published by South Africa’s Water Research Commission in 2019.

Petro Kotzé’s Contributions:

a brown stone hallway illuminated by a small open doorway into the ocean

Africa’s Sinking Coastal Heritage

Dozens of important cultural, social, and ecological sites are already at risk from climate hazards.

May 19, 2022 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

biologist J. D. F. Gilchrist on the deck of the SS Pieter Faure

Scientists Surveyed the Sea off South Africa—1890s Style

By retracing the steps of scientists working at the turn of the last century, modern researchers show how the sea itself has changed.

Dec 18, 2020 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

Hakai Magazine

Coastal science and societies