Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information:

Name: Belete Debebe Tekle

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: 17/11/79

Telephone: Mobile 09-11-17-29-76

E-mail: beleaman2005@gmail.com or belete.debebe@bdu.edu.et 

Education and Qualification:

• PhD, Environment and Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, College of
  Development Studies, Center for Environment and Development, 2023.
  Dissertation: Forest Cover Changes and Household Energy Utilization Patterns in the Semien Mountains and Adjacent Districts, Northwest Ethiopia.
• MSc, Population, Environment and Development, Addis Ababa University, College of Development Studies, Center for Population Studies, 2007.
  MSc Thesis: Impact of Micro of Micro-Finance Institution on Poverty Reduction in Kolfe Keranio Sub-City, Addis Ababa.
• BA, Geography and Environmental Studies, Addis Ababa University, 2005.
• Diploma, Geography, Kotebe College of Teacher’s Education, 2001.

Research Interest:

• Food insecurity, energy security, natural resource management, Forestry, Ecosystem Services, Improved Cooking Technologies, Population and Development issues: Migration, Mortality, and Fertility.

Published Article:

• Debebe, B., Senbeta, F., Teferi, E., Diriba, D., & Teketay, D. (2023). Analysis of forest cover change and its drivers in biodiversity hotspot areas of the Semien Mountains National Park, Northwest Ethiopia. Sustainability, 15(4), 3001. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043001.
• Debebe, B., Senbeta, F., Teferi, E., Diriba, D., & Teketay, D. (2023). Determinants of
  household energy choice for domestic chores: Evidence from the Semien Mountains National Park and Adjacent Districts, Northwest Ethiopia. Cleaner Energy Systems, 4, 100063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cles.2023.100063.
• Debebe, B., Senbeta, F., Teketay, D., & Tegegne, AD. (2024). Effects of Fuelwood Collection on Children's School Attendance: Evidence from Northwest Ethiopia (Accepted for publication). Debre-Markos University, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies.
• Debebe, B., Senbeta, F., Teketay, D., & Tegegne A.D. Assessment of the Performance of Fuel-Efficient Stove and Factors Determining its Adoption: Evidence from Northwest Ethiopia (Accepted for publication. Energy Efficiency Springer Journal.
• Mohammed S., Alemayehu L., Debebe, B. and Tigzaw L. (2020). Analysis on Factors
  Affecting the Growth of Micro and Small Enterprises: The Case of Gulele Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 3(1): 22-41.
• Debebe, B. and Atsede, T. (2018). Projecting the Implication of Rapid Urban Population
  Growth on Urban Facilities in the Amhara Region: An Application of SPECTRUM Model. Journal of Developing Countries Studies 8(12):40-47.
• Debebe, B. (2017). Determinants of food insecurity among rural households in Debark woreda, Northwest Ethiopia. Ethiopian Renaissance Journal of Social Science and Humanities 4(1): 57-74.
• Debebe, B. and Tariku, D. (2016). Levels, Trends and Determinants of Under-five Mortality in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Using EDHS (2000-2011). Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing 28:73-83.

Research Grants

• Youth and Women Participation and Benefit in Amhara Development Association programs and projects from 1992-2012.
• Research Project on Closing the Gaps (CtG) - Accelerating Improved Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) in Poor, Marginalized Communities of some selected Amhara region.
• Research Project on multi-level determinants of recent fertility decline in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia in collaboration with Population Studies Department, University of Gondar and UNFPA.

Previous Fellow and Grants

• 2020 Open Society Foundation Fellow

Training:

• COHESA One Health Summer School titled “Towards Integration of One Health Approaches and Principles into Ethiopian University Teaching, Research and Community Service” Implemented by Addis Ababa University in Collaboration with Jimma University from 19-31 August 2024.
• Training on Mobile Data Collection and QGIS organized by the University of Twente in
  collaboration with the University of Gondar from September 17-21, 2019, Gondar, Ethiopia.
• Training on Project Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation organized by
  the Education Quality Assurance and Audit Directorate of the University of Gondar from June 16-18, 2017, Gondar, Ethiopia.
• Training on Qualitative Research Methods and Academic Writing organized by Peace
  Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) from October 23-25, 2017, AAU, Ethiopia.
• Training on Operational Research Protocol Development organized by the University of
  Gondar from July 11-12, 2015, Gondar, Ethiopia.
• Training on Project Monitoring and Evaluation on Population and Reproductive Health
  issues organized by the University of Gondar in collaboration with David and Lucile Packard Foundation from December 15-23, 2014, Gondar, Ethiopia.
• Training on ImpactNow organized by USAID Health Policy Project from October 22-23, 2014, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
• Training on Research Methods organized by the University of Gondar in collaboration with David and Lucile Packard Foundation from December 2-6, 2014, Gondar, Ethiopia.
• Training on Data Management and Analysis using STATA University of Gondar in
  collaboration with David and Lucile Packard Foundation from December 8-13, 2014, Gondar, Ethiopia.
• Training on Quantitative Research Methods with special emphasis on software packages
  of SPSS and STATA organized by the Research Center for Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Gondar from May 31-June 02, 2013, Gondar, Ethiopia.
• Training on Qualitative Research Methods organized by the Research Center for Social
  Sciences and Humanities of University of Gondar from May 24-26, 2013, Gondar, Ethiopia.
• Higher Diploma for Teaching Methodology organized by University of Gondar from July 2011-July 2012.
• Training on Integrating Population Variables into Development Planning organized by
  Population Affairs Directorate, MoFED, from June 8-23, 2012.
• Training on Population Communication organized by Population Affairs Directorate,
  MoFED from June 25-30, 2012.
• Training on One Health Tool organized by USAID, Health Policy Initiative from August 20-23, 2012, Adama, Ethiopia.
• Master of Trainers Training on Family Planning/Reproductive Health Modeling
  organized by USAID, Health Policy Initiative from August 15-18, 2012, Adama, Ethiopia.
• Training on Research Methodology organized by the University of Gondar from July 11-22, 2011.
• Training of Trainers on the application of Behavioral Change Communication (BCC)
  strategies for HIV/AIDS organized by AAU MARCH project, the John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Disease Control and Prevention organized for Gondar University Faculty Members from October 12-20, 2009, Gondar, Ethiopia.

Skills:

• SPSS and STATA
• Spectrum-DemProj, RAPID, and FamPlan
• One Health Approach
• Behavioral Communication and Change (BCC)
• Mobile Data Collection

Course Delivered:

• Development Theories, Population and Development Policy Analysis, Population and Development, Gender and Development, Techniques of Integrating Demographic Variables into Development Planning, Food Security and Livelihoods, Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Migration and Population Distribution, Introduction to Statistics, Advanced Statistics, Population and Environment, Research Methodology, Economic Geography, Cultural Geography, Population and Settlement, Introduction to Population Studies, Population Theories, Population Analysis, Seminar on contemporary Population, Environment, and Developmental issues.

Responsibilities:

• Working as Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator of the five-year strategic plan of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities.
• Prepared a BA Degree Curriculum in Population Studies at the University of Gondar,
  College of Social Sciences Humanities.
• Prepared MSc Curriculum in Population and Reproductive Health at the University of
  Gondar, College of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Finally, yet importantly, I have prepared different modules for different courses:

• Introduction to Population Studies for Sociology Department, Population and Settlement and Political Geography for Geography and Environmental Studies Department.
• Teaching Material for the course Population Theories.

Work Experience:

• 2002 - 2004 Teacher in Akaki Comprehensive Secondary School.
• 2007 - 2010 Addis Ababa Education Bureau Senior Social Science Expert.
• From October 2010 to the present time, lecturer and researcher at the University of Gondar, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and Population Studies Department.

References

• Feyera Senbeta (PhD), Professor, Addis Ababa University, Center for Environment and
  Development Studies, Tel. 0911-837277. Email: feyeras@yahoo.com.
• Demel Teketay (PhD), Professor, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Faculty of Natural Resources, Department of Range and Forest Resources; dteketay@buan.ac.bw
• Ermias Teferi (PhD), Associate Professor, Addis Ababa University, College of Development Studies, Center for Environment and Development Studies. Tel. 0911-317389. Email: ermiasteferi@aau.edu.et.
• Linger Ayele (PhD), Associate Professor, University of Gondar, College of Social Sciences, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. Tel 0912-042465. Email: lingua1989@gmail.com.
• Bisrat Worku, Assistant Professor, University of Gondar, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Population Studies Department. Tel. 0912-656279. Email: bisrat126@gmail.com.