Professor Achamyeleh Gashu Adam is full professor of land administration, governance and policy at the Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. He is also serving as President of the Ethiopian Land Administration Professionals Association. His educational background and research interests span a wide range of interrelated topics including land policy and governance, land tenure and use management, land administration, land development, land information systems, with a focus on peri-urban and urban land tenure management. Prof. Achamyeleh obtained a PhD degree in Real Estate Planning and Land Law, with a specialization in Peri-urban Land Management, from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden. Additionally, He hold an MSc degree in Land Management from the same esteemed institution. He also obtained an MSc degree in Geoinformation Science (GIS) from Bahir Dar University. Furthermore, he is certified development and management consultant. Besides his educational qualification, he has more than 25 years of professional experience in various aspects related to land governance/management and development as a researcher, educator, supervisor, leader, project coordinator and consultant. He has assumed various leadership roles at Bahir Dar University as well as in other organizations. In addition to serving as the Dean of the Institute of Land Administration at Bahir Dar University, Prof. Achamyeleh held several other significant roles, including Coordinator of the Land Governance Interest Group within the East African Land Administration Network (ELAN), Coordinator of the DAAD PhD regional/country scholarship program at Bahir Dar University, and member of the National and Regional Land Policy Reform Task Force Team, among others. More importantly, as an educational specialist in land governance, Prof. Achamyeleh has been actively involved in the curriculum design and development activities for BSc, MSc and PhD Programs in the field of land administration and governance which are launched and hosted in a number of universities both in Ethiopia and abroad in other African countries. Finally, from research and publication perspective, Prof. Achamyeleh has published extensively on topics addressing like urban and peri-urban land tenure management and development; informal settlement; climate-driven land conflicts and climate actions; land governance and migrants’ access; large scale land acquisition for agricultural investment; and overall land administration, governance and policy issues particularly in the context of Ethiopia.

Email: agachamyeleh@gmail.com or achamyeleh.gashu@bdu.edu.et 

Tel: +251 91 878 1471

Research Publication(s), Proceeding(s) and related academic publications

▪              Minale, A. S., Alemayehu, Z. Y., Achamyeleh Gashu Adam & Bloor, M. (2024). Climate-change-driven land resources based conflict: Insights from North Wollo, Northeast Ethiopia. Sustainable Environment, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2024.2361563

▪              Turimubumwe, P., Achamyeleh G Adam, & Berhanu K Alemie. 2024. Managing public urban lands for sustainable urban development in Bujumbura, Burundi: The role of land administration system. GeoJournal, Vol.89, no.10 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-024-10998-8

▪              Behailu M.Degefie, Achamyeleh G Adam, Gebeyehu B.S. 2024.  Evaluation of the urban Land use plan’s effectiveness in achieving resource efficiency: the case of Bahir Dar city- Ethiopia, International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development Vol.16:1, pp17-34, DOI :10.1080/19463138.2024.2303503

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam & Teshome Taffa Dadie. 2023. Perspectives for Smooth Bridging of Dichotomized Urban-Rural Land Development in the Peri-Urban Areas of Ethiopia: Towards Continuum Approach. Journal of Regional Science, Policy and Practice: DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12733

▪              Seidu E. Gebeyehu, Achamyeleh G Adam & Berhanu Kefale Alemie. 2023.The mediating role of governance in handling diverse and conflicting land interests in the peri-urban Ethiopia: A structural equation modeling analysis. Journal of Urban Affairs. DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2023.2274556

▪              Mitiku A Emiru, Achamyeleh G Adam & Teshome Taffa Dadi. 2023. Exploring institutional capacity of urban land delivery and administration for housing development in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: Institutional analysis. Cogent Social Sciences, Vol. 9, ://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2278208.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam .2023. Systematic Review of Changing land to people relationship and co-evolution of land administration. Heliyon, Vol.9,No 6

▪              Achamyeleh Gashu Adam. 2023. Advances in Rights-Based Connections of Land and Migration Governance in Africa: Systematic Review of Research Needs and Policy Responses. Journal of Asian and African Studies, DOI: 10.1177/00219096231188946

▪              Behailu M.Degefie, Achamyeleh G Adam, Gebeyehu B.S. 2023. Ethiopian urban land allocation policy and its contribution to urban densification.  Heliyon, Vol.9,No6 : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17557

▪              BEYENE, E., Achamyeleh G ADAM, A. G. & MINALE, A. S. 2023. Examining the practice of urban governance using UN-Habitat urban governance index in Gondar city, North West Ethiopia. Cogent Social Sciences, 9, 2208934 : /doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2208934

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam, Alelegn W Agegnehu, Bayeh T Dessie, Amare S Minale. 2023. Responsible governance of land tenure in the context of agricultural investment from theory to Practice: Lessons from Ethiopia. Research in Globalization, Volume 6:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2023.100131.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam, Alelegn W Agegnehu. 2023. Contract farming as an alternative to large-scale land acquisition and promoting inclusive and responsible agricultural investment: Evidences from Ethiopia. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Vol 30, No 3.

▪              Turimubumwe, P., Achamyeleh G Adam, & Berhanu K Alemie. 2022. Policy level analysis of public urban lands management in Burundi: insights for harmonization of policy frameworks. GeoJournal://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-022-10801-6

▪              Digafe, B. M., Achamyeleh Gashu Adam, Shibeshi, G. B. & Meshesha, M. A. 2022. Qualities of Urban Planning and the Conflict between Participatory Planning and Planning Standards: Evidence from Ethiopia. In: GEBREGIORGIS, G. A., GREIVING, S., NAMANGAYA, A. H. & KOMBE, W. J. (eds.) Planning Cities in Africa: Current Issues and Future Prospects of Urban Governance and Planning.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam . 2022. Review of Land Governance Education System from the Context of Inclusive Land Governance: Lessons from EALAN. African Journal of Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, Vol.5, No.3, pp651-662. 

▪              EMBAYE, Z. H. & Achamyeleh G ADAM. 2022. Prioritization of Water Use Rights in Ethiopia: Exploring the Perspectives and Practices in the Governance of Awash River Basin. Mizan Law, Vol.16, No1,pp93-128.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam. 2020. Land Rights in the Peri-Urban Areas of Ethiopia: Insights for Reform. in: Muradu Abdo (ed.) Ethiopia's Urban Land Questions. Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam . 2020. Understanding competing and conflicting interests for peri-urban land in Ethiopia’s era of urbanization. Environment & Urbanization, Vol.32, No.1, pp.55-68.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam, Aline C., Hidaya K., Lilian M., Jossam P., Robert W., Prosper T.,  Zevenbergen J. 2020. Land Governance Arrangements in Eastern Africa: Description and Comparison.  African Journal of Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, Vol.3, No.2, pp53-68.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam.2020.  Urban Built-up Property Formation Process in the Peri-urban Areas of Ethiopia. In Seth Appiah-Opoku (ed): Land Use Change and Sustainability, IntechOpen, London, UK. 

▪              Achamyeleh G. Adam, Gebeyehu B. Shibeshi & Taye M. Belachew. 2020. Assessment of Land Governance Processes and Actors in Ethiopia. Journal of Land Policy and Governance, Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, Vol 3.No1

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam. 2019. Thinking outside the box and introducing land readjustment against the conventional urban land acquisition and delivery method in Ethiopia. Land Use Policy, Vol.81, pp 624-631

▪              Habtamu S., Muradu A, & Achamyeleh G. 2019. Power of Land Administration under the FDRE Constitution. Journal of Ethiopian Law, Vol.31.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam  & Tegegn , T. 2019. The Status Of Women’s Land Rights After Land Rights Registration And Certification program in Wonago District, Ethiopia. Journal of Culture, Society and Development  Vol. 50, pp1-10

▪              Ayalkebet Abayeneh & Achamyeleh Gashu Adam. 2019. The role of customary institutions in managing communal property in the pastoral areas of Ethiopia : cases from Oromiya region of Guji Liben Woreda. Journal of Land Policy and Governance, Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, Vol 2/1.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam. & Tadese A. 2018. Decentralized Land Governance in Ethiopia: The Case of Amhara National Regional State. Journal of Land and Rural Studies,Vol.6(1),pp34-49 

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam.2017.  Peri-urbanization and New Built-up Property Formation Process in the Peri-urban Areas of Ethiopia. Journal of Land Administration in East Africa, Vol. 3:1. 

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam.2015. Land Readjustment as an Alternative Land Development Tool for Peri-Urban Areas of Ethiopia. Property Management, Vol.33:1.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam 2014. Peri-Urban Land Rights in the Era of Urbanization in Ethiopia: A Property Rights Approach. African Review of Finance and economics, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 120–138.

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam.2014. Informal Settlements in the Peri-urban Areas of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: An Institutional Analysis. Habitat International, Vol. 43, pp. 90-97

▪              Achamyeleh G Adam.2014. Land Tenure in the Changing Peri-Urban Areas of Ethiopia:The Case of Bahir Dar City. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Vol. 38, No. 6.