Project Manager General

CURRICULUM VITAE

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Family name [Abebe]

First name [Wubneh Belete]

Gender [M]

Year of birth [1971]

Nationality [Ethiopian]

EDUCATION

**** – 2022 - PhD degree in water resources engineering and management, Bahir Dar University

Thesis title: “development of a framework for a holistic environmental flow assessment of tropical highland rivers in the Lake Tana basin, Ethiopia” 2005 – 2007 - MSc degree in Environmental sciences, IHE Delft, Netherlands 1989 – 1994 - BSc degree in Agricultural Engineering, Haramaya University, Ethiopia EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Oct 24, 2022 -

present

- Research scholar, Balszczak’s lab, NRES, University of Nevada, Reno, USA

2014 – Oct 23, 2022 - Amhara design and supervision works enterprise, Deputy general manager and head of land use planning department; lead and participate in land use planning and environmental study projects, organizational plan preparation and supervision of projects

2015 – Oct 23, 2022 - Bahir Dar University, Part-time lecturer environmental water requirement

(Instream flow requirement) and EIA

2011 – 2014 - Amhara design and supervision work enterprise, Division head; lead and participate in land use planning and environmental study projects 2009 – 2011 - Amhara design and supervision work enterprise, Environmentalist and project manager; EIA of irrigation projects and land use plans and lead a land use plan project

1995 – 2009 - Agriculture Bureau, soil and water conservation expert; provide training on conservation, design and follow-up implementation of conservation works LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Language Reading Speaking Writing

Amharic Fluent Fluent Fluent

English Advanced Advanced Advanced

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES (provide most relevant skills, if any) Leadership - Amhara design and supervision work enterprise, Deputy general manager; leadership from planning to design preparation and construction supervision on water resources and land use planning study and design projects

Project management - Amhara design and supervision work enterprise, Division head and project manager; and roles and responsibilities

Workshop facilitation - Amhara design and supervision work enterprise National workshop preparation convening, Environmentalist workshops; provide awareness creation to land use plan implementing sectors Advocacy - Agriculture Bureau, soil and water conservation Workshops; training, CURRICULUM VITAE

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design and implementation of conservation works

Specialized software - IHA software, SWAT hydrological model, Google earth engine – Javascript, R-programing, ArcGIS, QGIS, MS office

PUBLICATIONS

2022 Abebe, W.B., Tilahun, S.A., Moges, M.M., Wondie, A., Dersseh, M.G. and McClain, M.E., 2022. Environmental flow assessment and implications on sustainability of aquatic ecosystems in Ethiopia: A literature review on global and national evidences. Environmental Development, p.100758. Elsevier 2021 Abebe, W.B., Tilahun, S.A., Moges, M.M., Wondie, A., Dersseh, M.G., Assefa, W.W., Mhiret, D.A., Adem, A.A., Zimale, F.A., Abera, W. and Steenhuis, T.S., 2021. Ecological Status as the Basis for the Holistic Environmental Flow Assessment of a Tropical Highland River in Ethiopia. Water, 13(14), p.1913. MDPI 2020 Abebe, Wubneh B., Seifu A. Tilahun, Michael M. Moges, Ayalew Wondie, Minychl G. Derseh, Teshager A. Nigatu, Demesew A. Mhiret et al. "Hydrological Foundation as a Basis for a Holistic Environmental Flow Assessment of Tropical Highland Rivers in Ethiopia." Water 12, no. 2 (2020): 547. MDPI

2017 Wubneh B.A. and Amare S. M. Land Use and Watershed Management Practices in Lake Tana Basin. In: Stave et al. (Eds). 2017. Social and Ecological Systems Dynamics Characteristics, Trends and integration in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia.

(pp. 479-521). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45755-0_28. Publisher: Springer 2509-9787. 2023 Abate, B.Z., Assefa, T.T., Tigabu, T.B., Abebe, W.B. and He, L., 2023. Hydrological Modeling of the Kobo-Golina River in the Data-Scarce Upper Danakil Basin, Ethiopia. Sustainability, 15(4), p.3337.

2022 Dersseh, M.G., Steenhuis, T.S., Kibret, A.A., Eneyew, B.M., Kebedew, M.G., Zimale, F.A., Worqlul, A.W., Moges, M.A., Abebe, W.B., Mhiret, D.A. and Melesse, A.M., 2022. Water Quality Characteristics of a Water Hyacinth Infested Tropical Highland Lake: Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Front. Water 4: 774710. doi: 10.3389/frwa. 2013 Abebe, W.B. and McCartney, M., 2013. EIA implementation and follow up: A case study of Koga irrigation project—Ethiopia. Green Design, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, p.449.

2022 Mhiret, D.A., Dersseh, M.G., Guzman, C.D., Dagnew, D.C., Abebe, W.B., Zimale, F.A., Zaitchik, B.F., Tilahun, S.A., Walraevens, K. and Steenhuis, T.S., 2022. Topography Impacts Hydrology in the Sub-Humid Ethiopian Highlands. Water, 14(2), p.196. 2022 Desta, M.A., Zeleke, G., Payne, W.A. and Abebe, W.B., 2022. Impact of Rice Expansion on Traditional Wetland Management in the Tropical Highlands of Ethiopia. Agriculture, 12(7), p.1055.

2021 Desta, M.A.; Zeleke, G.; Payne, W.A.; Abebe, W.B. Temporal and Spatial Changes in Crop Patterns, Use of Inputs and Hydrological Alteration in the Case of Fogera Floodplain, Ethiopia. Ecologies 2021, 2, 380-396.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies2040022

2021 Zelelew, S.A., Abebe, W.B. and Amsalu, T., 2021. Land-use cover change impact on Cranes nesting space in the Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve area, Blue Nile Basin. Wetlands Ecology and Management, pp.1-11.

2019 Minychl G. Dersseh, Aron A. Kibret, Seifu A. Tilahun, Abeyou W. Worqlul, Mamaru A. Moges, Dessalegn C. Dagnew, Wubneh B. Abebe and Assefa M. Melesse, 2019. Potential of Water Hyacinth Infestation on Lake Tana, Ethiopia: A Prediction Using a GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Technique; MDPI, water journal. 2020 Dersseh, Minychl G., Seifu A. Tilahun, Abeyou W. Worqlul, Mamaru A. Moges, Wubneh B. Abebe, Demesew A. Mihret, and Assefa M. Melesse. "Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Water Hyacinth and Its Linkage with Lake-Level Fluctuation: Lake Tana, a Sub-Humid Region of the Ethiopian Highlands." Water 12, no. 5 (2020): 1435.

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2018 Workiyie Worie Assefa and Wubneh Belete Abebe, 2018. GIS modeling of potentially suitable sites for aquaculture development in the Lake Tana basin, Northwest Ethiopia; Journal of Agriculture and Food Security; https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-018-0222-0 2017 Wubneh B.A., Tesfahun G., Elias S. L. and Biaznelign S. B. Climate of Lake Tana Basin. In: Stave et al. (Eds). 2017. Social and Ecological Systems Dynamics Characteristics, Trends and integration in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia. (pp. 51-58). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45755-0_5. Publisher: Springer 2509-9787. 2017 Amare S. M. and Wubneh B.A. Land Use Distribution and Change in Lake Tana Basin. In: Stave et al. (Eds). 2017. Social and Ecological Systems Dynamics Characteristics, Trends and integration in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia. (pp. 357- 373). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45755-0_22. Publisher: Springer 2509-9787. 2017 Fenta N., Tenalem A., Wubneh B.A. and Kristine W. Overview of the Hydrogeology and Groundwater Occurrence in the Lake Tana Basin, Upper Blue Nile River Basin. In: Stave et al. (Eds). 2017. Social and Ecological Systems Dynamics Characteristics, Trends and integration in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia. (pp. 77-91). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45755-0_7. Publisher: Springer 2509-9787. 2017 Yirga KW, Wubneh BA, Edmealem BA, 2017. Malaria Hazard and Risk Mapping Using GIS Based Spatial Multicriteria Evaluation Technique (SMCET) in Tekeze Basin Development Corridor, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; Journal of Environment and Earth Science; www.iiste.org; ISSN 2224-3216 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0948 (Online) Vol.7, No.5, 2017

PROFESSIONAL INTEREST

Wubneh does research in Environmental water requirement, ecohydrology, GIS-based land use planning and conservation. My PhD study was establishing a framework for environmental water requirement study in tropical highlands as a case in the Lake Tana basin. REFERENCES

Michael E. McClain Professor of Ecohydrology, IHE Delft, Netherlands Email: *.*******@**-***.***; Cell phone: +31-152****** Seifu A. Tilahun Professor of hydrology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia E-mail: ********@*****.*** ; phone: +251-********* Ayalew Wondie Assoc. professor of wetland ecology, Bahir Dar University E-mail: ***********@*****.*** ; phone: +251-********* CERTIFICATION

I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes myself, my qualifications, and my experience.

Digital Signature: Wubneh Abebe Date: 13 February 2023

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