Fitsum Dechasa Kibret(PhD)

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Personal Details

 Education

September 2013- Present:

PhD Candidate in Development Studies at Addis Ababa University, College of Development Studies, Center for Environment and Development Studies.

September 2007- July 2009       

Masters of Arts in Development Studies (Environment and Development) at Addis Ababa University, College of Development Studies, Center for Environment and Development Studies.

September 2001- July 2005:      

Bachelor of Education in Geography, at Bahir Dar University, Faculty of Social Science, Department of Geography

 Additional Professional Trainings

  • Bahir Dar University: Higher Diploma as a Certified Professional Teacher Educator (Received February, 2008)          

 Summary of Work Experiences

  •  Over 10 years of experience as Lecturer, researcher, reviewer of research proposal and Course Chairperson in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Bahir Dar University; ample fieldwork experiences on qualitative and quantitative research with individual researchers at Bahir Dar University, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, different international NGOs such as KNCV office of Addis Ababa, FHI360, IRC; and other research centers and consultants for research on children and youth; gender, food security, rural livelihood in different parts of Ethiopia.
  • From July 11, 2005 up to September, 2013 - Instructor at Bahir Dar University     
  •  From September, 2013 up to Present on study leave from Bahir Dar University (for PhD study)

 Publicaions 

  1. Fitsum Dechasa, FeyeraSenbeta, DawitDiribaGuta (2020). Economic values of wetlands’ services in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-020-00277-4.
  2. Fitsum Dechasa, FeyeraSenbeta, DawitDiriba (2019). Determinants of household wetland resources use and management behavior in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Environmental Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-019-00075-z
  3. Fitsum Dechasa Kibret (2014). Unemployment and Labor Market in Urban Ethiopia: Trends and  Current Conditions. Sociology and Anthropology,2, 207-218. Doi:10.13189/sa.2014.020601 
  4. Fitsum Dechasa Kibret and Fikirte Demissie Tulu (2014). The Socio-economic Impacts of Bahir Dar Tannery: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Natural Resources and Conservation, 2, 51-58. Doi: 10.13189/nrc.2014.020401
  5. Fitsum Dechasa Kibret and Fikirte Demissie Tulu (2014). Challenges of Potable Water Supply  System in Rural Ethiopia: The Case of Gonji Kolela Woreda, West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia. Natural Resources and Conservation, 2, 59-69. Doi: 10.13189/nrc.2014.020402.
  6. Fitsum Dechasa (2010). An Assessment of Street begging problem in Ethiopia: Case of           Shashemene Town. VDM, LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany.

 UNPUBLISHED (Manuscripts)

 1.Knowledge, attitude and participation intention to use and management of wetlands: Evidence from the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. (Inthe journal of “Environment, Development and Sustainability” Springer; Article ID: ENVI-S-19-00384_R1) (Revision Submitted).

 2.Stakeholders’ action and involvement in management of wetland resources in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia (manuscript)

 Research Interest

  •  Natural Resource Management, mainly wetland resources; environmental or resource economics;institutions and policy issues in relation to resource management, environmental education; socio-economic issues such asgender and livelihood issues water supply, poverty, migration and unemployment.

 Membership

  • Member of Female Academicians’ Network, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
  • Member of Society for Eco-Tourism and Biodiversity Conservation, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Rank: 
Assistant Professor
Contact info: 
+251-911-73-89-11
CV: 
File CV-Fitsum Dechasa.docx
Department: 
Geograpghy and Environmental Studies