Ecohydrologist · Water Resources Expert · Environmental Scientist · Research Leader
Nearly three decades dedicated to understanding water, protecting ecosystems, and building institutions that shape Africa's environmental future.
Tekeze Blue Hub Program Office. Technically coordinating concept notes, bylaws and partnerships across eight universities with development partners including UNICEF, Light Ethiopia and YADAM Foundation.
Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Offer PhD courses, research and community engagement.
Strategic, technical and managerial leadership for IWRM, hydrology, water quality, wetlands and river-basin programmes. Directs seven research units and 54+ researchers; leads partnerships with UN agencies, NGOs and development partners; and informs evidence-based policy and basin-scale planning.
Blue Nile Water Institute, Bahir Dar University. Coordinated applied research and capacity-building on aquatic and wetland ecosystems for evidence-based conservation and sustainable resource management.
Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Offer MSc courses, research and community engagement.
Founding Director of the Blue Nile Water Research Institute (2011–2015) — established institutional framework, research portfolio and external partnerships. Lecturer of Environmental Science, Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems, offering BSc courses, research and community engagement. Course Chair Holder in Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management (2010–2013), leading curriculum development, teaching coordination and academic quality assurance for graduate-level training.
Tana Beles Integrated Water Resources Development Project, World Bank Project, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute. Managed research programmes on freshwater and wetland ecosystems, supervising multidisciplinary teams.
Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Bahir Dar Fishery and Other Aquatic Life Research Center. Applied and policy-oriented research and community services for sustainable management of aquatic and wetland ecosystems.
Amhara Region Bureau of Agriculture, Jabi Tahinan Woreda Agricultural Office, Finote Selam. Sustainable management of aquatic and wetland resources.
Amhara Region Bureau of Education, Dega Damot Senior Secondary School, Feres Bet. Taught Biology and Chemistry and participated in co-curricular activities.
A research portfolio spanning the molecular to the basin scale — from water chemistry to climate adaptation.
Blue Nile Water Institute · Jul 2023 – Present
Strategic leadership for IWRM, hydrology, water quality, wetlands and river-basin programmes — directing seven research units and 54+ researchers, and partnering with UN agencies, NGOs and development partners.
Executive Program Director, Tekeze Blue Hub Program Office · Jun 2025 – Present
Technically coordinating concept notes, bylaws and partnerships among eight universities and partners including UNICEF, Light Ethiopia and YADAM Foundation.
Bahir Dar University · Jan 2025 – Present
Associate Professor of Ecohydrology and Water Quality — PhD teaching, research and community engagement at the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
Blue Nile Water Research Institute · 2011 – 2015
Established the Institute’s framework, research portfolio and external partnerships, strengthening national capacity in water, environment and climate programmes.
Selected case studies translating research into measurable environmental impact.
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Conferences, research collaborations and training programs spanning the globe.
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Ecohydrology & Aquatic Ecology — advanced research on tropical lake systems and water quality.
UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands
Water Quality Management — integrated approaches to freshwater and environmental protection.
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Biology & Environmental Science — foundation in ecology and the natural sciences.
Continuous professional development across modelling, climate accountability, data science and field science — click any milestone to expand.
Courses and trainings delivered across doctoral, graduate, professional and regional programs.
Depth across the full water, environment and research-leadership spectrum.
A categorised ecosystem of modelling, geospatial, analytical and field-research tools.
Director, Blue Nile Water Institute