CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name                           Abraham Mebrat Asmare (PhD)   

Physical address             Bahir Dar University,

                                    Institute of Disaster Risk Management and Food 

                                    Security Studies

Position                         Associate Professor in Disaster Risk Management

                                     PhD in Environmental Engineering

Telephone                     +251-911 10 46 85

P.O.Box                         5501, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 

E-mail                            abraham.mebrat@bdu.edu.et/ abraham.mebrat@gmail.com 

Nationality                     Ethiopian

Date of birth                  25/12/1976

WORK EXPERIENCE

Dates (from – to)                       September 20, 2022 to…

Name and address of employer:  BDU, USAID Response Leadership Project,                                       

Position held                              Placement and Supervision Coordinator

Main activities and responsibilities The USAID-Response Leadership Activity’s Placement and Supervision 

 Coordinator (PSC) will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating the   

  identification, selection and the placement of project fellows to the different  host organizations. The PSC will be responsible to ensure timely preparation and development of fellow application, registration, selection and placement guidelines, ensure the required online application and selection platforms are in place.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Planning, and guidance for designing the effective and sustainable placement 
• Identify opportunities and mainstream inclusive placement platforms 
• Assist the Program management team in advocacy and mainstreaming DRM Professionalization. Establish monitoring, facilitating meetings, supervision, evaluation, and placement platform. Data collection, analysis, reporting, learning, and documentation

Dates (from – to)                                July 12/2014 to 2022

Name and address of employer             Bahir Dar University, Institute of Disaster Risk Management and     

                                                     Food Security Studies, 

                                                      Department of Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable

      Development

Position held                                     Associate Professor

Main activities and responsibilities   • Giving courses like climate change adaptation and disaster

                                                     risk reduction, Fundamental disaster risk Management, Risk Security and 

                                                     Safety, population and environment, research methodology, 

                                                     conceptual understanding of disaster risk reduction, sustainable 

                                                     development for BSc, MSc and PhD inDisaster risk science and sustainable                                             

                                                    development postgraduate students. Giving advising for department 

                                                     postgraduate students. Giving courses like Natural and anthropogenic 

                                                     hazard, drought and flood management, environmental impact and risk 

                                                     assessment etc for undergraduate students of the department             

Dates (from – to)                                Mar. 28/2012- to June 18/2012

Name and address of employer          Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological

Engineering Department, USA

Position held                                      University Teaching Staff including Researcher

Main activities and responsibilities   •Exchange visitor, Research in Algae for wastewater treatment

Dates (from – to)                           Aug. 17/2007- 2009

Name and address of employer       Bahir Dar University, Agriculture and Environmental Science, 

                                                     Department of Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development

Position held                                    Lecturer

Main activities and responsibilities   • Teaching during different periods of the academic year undergraduate courses including Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Pollution and Management, introduction to Ecology and Environment, Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards, Identification and Perception of Risk, Flood and Drought Management, Introduction to Disaster Management, Emergency Preparedness and Responses, and Disaster Risk Reduction.

• Carrying out research for and on behalf of the Department of Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development

• Guiding and advising students in their Bachelor of Sciences   

  undergraduate research projects and seminars;

• Carrying out community action planning in urban and rural areas using PRA and visioning techniques for Environmental Impact Assessment and other watershed management. By now teaching climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction for postgraduate students

Dates (from – to)                                December 13/2006 - August 16/2007

Name and address of employer    Amhara NRS Environmental Protection, Land Administration and Use Authority (EPLAUA)

Position held                                         Environmentalist

Main activities and responsibilities _Carried out evaluation and monitor preliminarily impact assessment for rural water supply schemes of the FINNIDA RWSEP in Amahra Region.

_Monitor and evaluate any development that govern by the state and different proponents

_Delivered training for the SIDA woredas and other experts in the area of Environmental management system and EIA document preparation and review. Technical Committee Team Leader for the EIA and monitoring of the Lake Tana Shore development.

Dates (from – to)                                July 01/2001 - December 14/2006

Name and address of employer         Dilla University (South University, Dilla College) 

Position held                                      Assistant Lecturer

Main activities and responsibilities     Teaching General Chemistry for all-Natural science first year students.

_Laboratory Presenters and Assistant Analytical, Inorganic,

  Organic, Physical, environmental and instrumental laboratories

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Dates (from – to)                            May 16-22, 2024

Organization providing training         online training organized by World Bank, European Union, 

                                                    UNCIEF and GFDRR 

Principal subjects/skills covered       Post Disaster Need Assessment (PDNA)

Title of qualification                          Certificate 

Dates (from – to)                            November 07-11, 2016

Organization providing training         Centre for Ethiopian National Public Health, Federal Ministry of 

                                                           Health and WHO Regional office for Africa 

Principal subjects/skills covered       Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Mapping (VRAM)

Title of qualification                          Certificate 

Dates (from – to)                            January 25, 2016 to February 05, 2016

Organization providing training         Centre for Development Innovation (CDI), Wageningen UR and 

                                                      Makerere University (Uganda)

Principal subjects/skills covered       Climate Change Adaption in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management 

Title of qualification                          Certificate 

Dates (from – to)                            August 26-29, 2015

Organization providing training         UNDP, ACDRM, EDRMC and Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)                                     

Principal subjects/skills covered       Leadership Development Training on Disaster Risk Management 

                                                           and Resilience Building

Title of qualification                          Certificate

Dates (from – to)                            June 29, 2015 to July 03, 2015

Organization providing training         University of Stellenbosch, Geography and Environmental Studies 

Principal subjects/skills covered       Community Risk Assessment 

Title of qualification                          Certificate 

Dates (from – to)                            March 23, 2015 to April 03, 2015

Organization providing training         Centre for Development Innovation (CDI), Wageningen UR

                                                             and Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) 

Principal subjects/skills covered       Managing Risk in the Face of Climate Change (DRR and CCA)

Title of qualification                          Certificate 

Dates (from – to)                            September 2009 to July 2014

Organization providing training         Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

Principal subjects/skills covered       Environmental Engineering 

Title of qualification                          PhD in Environmental Engineering

Dates (from – to)                            September 2004 - August 2006

Organization providing training         Addis Ababa University, Environmental Science Department

Principal subjects/skills covered       Major: Environmental Science

Title of qualification                          Master of Science in Environmental Science

Dates (from – to)                               May 26 - July 27/2014

Organization providing training         University of Manchester online course (courser

Principal subjects covered                Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries 

Title of qualification                          Statement of Accomplishment

Dates (from – to)                               16-18 March 2010

Organization providing training         Environmental Science Program, College of Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and Waste Stabilization Ponds and Constructed Wetland Research Group of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Principal subjects covered                     Design, Construction and Maintenance of Constructed

Wetland Systems

Title of qualification                          Certificate of Participation

Dates (from – to)                                September 1997 - June 2001

Organization providing training         Debub University, Dilla University

Principal subjects/skills covered       Major: Chemistry

Title of qualification                         Bachelor of Education in Chemistry

Dates (from – to)                            September 26th – 30th 2005

Organization providing training         Addis Ababa University, Department of Chemistry

Principal subjects covered                Spectroscopy

Title of qualification                         Certificate of Participation

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Language skills:

Amharic:                                            fluent written, read and spoken

English:                                              fluent written, read and spoken

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE

• Climate change adaption, Disaster risk reduction and management
• Water and wastewater treatment and sanitation
• Solid waste engineering/ management 
• Environment and Energy
• Environmental degradation on the bases of land degradation
• Environmental Impact Assessment, monitoring and auditing
• Transportation, institutions and emissions of different pollutants
• Technology for climate change adaption and disaster risk reduction
  • Prepare five years Integrated Risk Management Inclusive Disaster Risk Management strategies for Amhara National Regional State with Ethiopian Red Cross Society

OTHER RELEVANT DATA

• Computer and communication skills         – Geographical Information Systems (Arc GIS,

ERDAS, Microsoft Office 2000, MS Outlook and the   

World Wide Web).

• Data analysis and basic modeling skills     – Matlab, Superpro, Aspen Plus, Microcal origin lab, Minitab (7.0), SPSS, STATA, SAS.

CONSULT, TRAINING, CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND PAPERS PRESENTED 

• Prepare five years Integrated Risk Management Inclusive Disaster Risk Management and rsik communication strategies and implementation Guideline for Afar National Regional State with Care Ethiopia
• Develop Mobile Application for Data Collection and Early Community Warning System for Ebinat woreda, South Gondar, Amhara Regional State with Ethiopian Red Cross Society
• Consult and carried out terminal evaluation at the area of Integrated Risk Management PfR in Netherland Red Cross
• Carried out Environmental Impact Assessment for drinking water supply Amhara regional states woreda,
• Carried out Environmental Impact Assessment for Woreda to kebele linkage road design by URRAP Amhara regional states woreda,
• Consult and mid-term evaluation at the area of water supply and sanitation program FINNIDA program
• Consult and terminal evaluation at the area of water, Sanitation and Hygiene program of Save the Children at different regional sites of Ethiopia
• Consult and final evaluation at the area of Disaster risk reduction Save the Children at Somali and Borona regions
• Carried out Environmental Impact Assessment water for Irrigation and rural water supply at Amhara regional states,
• Carried out Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan on Malt factory at Gondar, Dashen Brewery at Gondar, Fish processing at Bahir Dar, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at Northern Shewa, Sheno woredas,
• Training on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management for Regional and woredas experts
• Training on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management for Regional and woredas experts of Plan International and Merci corps at Addis Ababa, Awasa, Jimma and Somali region
• Training Water supply and sanitation for FINNIDA community water construction sites 
• Training on Environmental Auditing and Monitoring 
• Training on EIA and Environment Management System for Woreda SafetyNet program experts

POSITION:

1. Current position:  Placement and Supervision Coordinator of the Project led by Bahir Dar University USAID Response Leadership Activity project
2. 2016-2019: Dean in the Institute of Disaster Risk Management and Food Security studies, Bahir Dar University
3. 2015-2016: Research and Community Service Vice Dean in the Institute of Disaster Risk Management and  Food Security studies, Bahir Dar University
4. 2014-2015: Department Head in Department of Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development, Bahir Dar University  
5. 2015-2022: Research application and tool Course chair in Department of Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development, Bahir Dar University

PUBLICATIONS

1. Temesgen Alemu Tilahun, Abraham Mebrat Asmare and Tesfahun Asmamaw Kasie. (2024). The Attitudes of Households for Disaster Risk Management in Fogera, Estie and Ebenat Woredas, IDRiM Journal 14(2). DOI:10.5595/001c.124574
2. Temesgen Alemu Tilahun, Abraham Mebrat Asmare and Tesfahun Asmamaw Kasie. (2025). Assessment of disaster risk management knowledge among households in the South Gondar Zone: The case of kebeles affected by disasters. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 11(1):101296. DOI:10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101296 License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. Yilebes Addisu Damtie; Abrham M. Asmare. (2020). Evaluation of Ethiopian Early Warning System: the case of Dera and Jabithenana Zuria Districts. Safety in Extreme Environments volume 2, pages197–204
4. Birtukan Atinkut and Abraham Mebrat. (2016). Determinants of farmers choice of adaption to climate variability in Dera woreda, South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia. J. Environmental Sysytems Research. 5(6): 1-8; DOI 10.1186/s40068-015-0046-x.
5. ISMAEL, M., ASMARE, A. and YEHUALA, T. (2019) “The Socio-Economic Impact of Drought On Pastoral Households Of Harshin Woreda Of Somali Region”, Journal of Basic and Applied Research International, 25(2), pp. 91-107. Available at: http://www.ikprress.org/index.php/JOBARI/article/view/4572 (Accessed: 23August2019).
6. Aynalem Mekuria Asfaw, Asnake Mekuriaw, Abraham M. Asmare & Yimer Assefa (2020). Climate change perception and adaptation practices in Bahir Dar City Ethiopia. GSJ: Volume 8, Issue 11, Online: ISSN 2320-9186. 494-515.
7. Tesfa Tilahun Megabia, Zerihun Yohannes Amare and Abraham M. Asmare. (2022). Rural household perception and adaptation strategies to climate change and variability: in the case of Libo-kemkem Woreda, Ethiopia, J. Environmental Systems Research. 11(23): 1-10; doi.org/10.1186/s40068-022-00270-8
8. Asmare, A.M., Demessie, B.A., Murthy, G.S. (2013).Theoretical Estimation of Algal Biomass Potential and Lipid Productivity for Biofuel Production in Ethiopia. International Journal of Science and Research, 2(6): 335-341.
9. Asmare,  A.M.,  Demessie,  B.A.,  Murthy,  G.S.  (2013). Theoretical Estimation the Potential of Algal Biomass for Biofuel Production and Carbon Sequestration in Ethiopia. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 3(3): 560-570.
10. Asmare, A.M., Demessie, B.A. and Murthy, G.S. (2014). Investigation of microalgae consortia for nutrient recovery and algal biomass production from dairy manure. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 30(2): 335-342; DOI 10.13031/aea.30.10151.
11. Asmare, A.M., Demessie, B.A., Murthy, G.S. (2013). Baseline Study on the Dairy Wastewater Treatment Performance and Microalgae Biomass Productivity of an Open Pond Pilot Plant: Ethiopian Case. J. Algal Biomass Utln., 4 (4): 88–109.
12. Tadele Assefa Aragaw, Addisu Wondimnew, Abraham M. Asmare. (2016). Quantification, Characterization and Recycling Potential of Solid Waste: Case Study Bahir Dar Institute of Technology. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 5(6): 2415 - 2420, DOI: http://.dx.doi.org/10.21275/v5i6.NOV164799
13. Tadele A. Aragaw and Abraham M. Asmare. (2017). Experimental Identifications of Fresh Water Microalgae Species and Investigating the Media and pH Effect on the Productions of Microalgae. J. Environ. Treat. Tech.5(2):124-131.
14. Tadele A. Aragaw and Abraham M. Asmare. (2018). Phycoremediation of textile wastewater using indigenous microalgae. J. Water Practice & Technology, 13(2): 274-284. doi: 10.2166/wpt.2018.037.
15. Hassen, E. B. and Asmare, A. M. (2019). Predictive performance modeling of Habesha brewery wastewater treatment plant using artificial neural networks. Chemistry International 5(1) (2019) 87-96.

MEMBERSHIP

• Association of Environmental Society

• Environmental Protection Club

• Forum for Environment

REFEREES

List of academic references

1. Prof. Ganti Suryanarayana Murthy

          Professor, Biological and Ecological Engineering Department,                                                                                       

          122 Gilmore Hall, Oregon State University,

          Corvallis, OR 97331-3906.

          E-Mail: murthy@engr.orst.edu

Phone: (541) 737-6291

    Fax: (541) 737-2082

Professor Murthy, who currently working at Oregon State University, USA, was my main supervisor during my PhD studies.

1. Dr. –Ing Birhanu Assefa Demissie     

Associate Professor Chemical and Bio-Engineering School,                                                                     

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University

           P.O. BOX: 385   

         Telephone: +251-911-405491     

         E-Mail: hmberhan@cheng.aau.edu.et                                                            

        Addis Ababa, Ethiopia                                                                                                          

Dr. Birhanu is working at Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa     

University, Ethiopia, and he was my co-supervisor during my PhD studies