Tesfahun Asmamaw Kasie
Ph.D.
SKILLS
Managerial skills
Department Head, and Coordinator for DRM Course Systems at Bahir Dar University
Organizational skills
Trained and applied Research Work Planning and Time Management Skills at Bahir Dar University.
Research Skills
- Data management and analysis using STATA
- Automating GIS processes using PYTHON
- Composite Risk Index Construction and Risk Profile Preparation
- Reference management software (Zotero)
- Policy brief and research paper writing
Teaching Skills
- DRM related Short course curriculum Design and
- DRM related Learning material Development
- Teaching and training facilitation skills
EDUCATION
PhD in International Cooperation and Local Development
University of Jaume I, Spain2014-2017
- PhD Study Title: Household Resilience to Food Insecurity: Shock Exposure; Livelihood Strategies & Risk Response Options in the Risky Environments of Ethiopia. http://lib.riskreductionafrica.org/handle/123456789/1322.
MSc in Environmental and Geographical Sciences
University of Cape Town, South Africa2008-2009
- MSc Study Title: Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in three Agro-ecological Zones of Sayint District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. http://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/7909/browse?value=Kasie%2C+Tesfahun&type=author
BSc in Disaster Risk Science (Houners degree)
University of Cape Town, South Africa2007
- BSc Study Title: Vulnerability to Environmental Health Risks in Informal Settlements of Khayelitsha, TR section , South Africa (http://lib.riskreductionafrica.org/handle/123456789/828)
BEd in Geography and Environmental Studies
Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia2001-2005
- BEd Study Title: Attitudes of Secondary School Students towards Environmental Protection: the case of Fasiledes Senior-Secondary School, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant professor
Bahir Dar University, Institute of Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Studies, Department of Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable development2017-present
Research fellow
Structural Transformation of African & Asian Agriculture & Rural Spaces (STAAARS+) Program, Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell University, USA2020-2021
Head of Department
Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia2013-2014
Experience in consultancy and partnerships projects
- Preparing and delivering training of trainers on Wereda DRM planning using available data on risk and vulnerability, specifically the database produced by the Wereda Disaster Risk Profiling (WDRP) project, sponsored by ACCRA (2013)
- Preparing and delivering training of trainers on Wereda DRM planning using available data on risk and vulnerability in Benishangul Gumz Region, Ethiopia, sponsored by Oxfam Canada (2012)
- Preparing and delivering training for the implementation of PCVA (Participatory Capacity and Vulnerability Assessment) in six districts of Borena Zone, involving inter-generational approach with a focus on older people, sponsored by Help Age International (2013)
- Delivering training on CBDRM (Community-based Disaster Risk Management practical application at the local level to bettermanage or reduce the risk of disaster in East Harerghe & S. Gondar, Sponsored by CARE Ethiopia (2015)
Project involvement and coordination experience
- Technical Team Co-lead for Addis Ababa City Risk Profiling Program (2015-16) conducted by Bahir Dar University in Collaboration with FEPRA, USAID & Ethiopian Red Cross
- Research team coordinator in Disaster Risk Assessment project in Amhara region (2010-12) and sponsored by University of Jaume I, Spain and Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
- Project team member: African UniNet Project of OEAD Austria , Gender-specific adaptive capacity on Climate Change and Food Security Status – A catchment approach on agro forestry systems in Four African Countries 2021 – 2022 (https://africa-uninet.at/en/projects/ethiopia/)
List of key publications
- Tesfahun Asmamaw Kasie, Birhan Sisay Demissie, Mihret Jember Bahry, Gashaw Mulu Gessesse & Letenah Ejigu Wale (2020): The impact of the 2015 El Niño-induced drought on household consumption: evidence from rural Ethiopia, Climate and Development, 12:9, 854-863, DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2019.1701400. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2019.1701400
- Tesfahun Asmamaw Kasie, Tsegaye EA, Grandio-Botella A, Giménez-García I (2018). Measuring resilence properties of household livelihoods and food security outcomes in the risky environments of Ethiopia. Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies 7(2):52-80. DOI: 10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.252. http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/view/252
- Birhan Sisay Demissie & Tesfahun Asmamaw Kasie (2017): Rural Households’ Vulnerability to Poverty in Ethiopia, Journal of Poverty, DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2017.1348425. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2017.1348425
- Kasie T.A., Birhan Sisay Demissie, Mihret Jember Bahry, Gashaw Mulu Gessesse & Letenah Ejigu Wale (2019): The impact of the 2015 El Niño-induced drought on household consumption: Evidence from rural Ethiopia. Contributing Paper to GAR 2019. https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/impact-2015-el-nino-induced-drought-household-consumption-evidence-rural-ethiopia
- Pau Aragó, Tesfahun A. Kasie, Antonio Grandío, Sergio Clark & Joaquin Huerta (2012): gVSIG Education for Disaster Risk Management Within an International Cooperation Project, 8th International gvSIG Conference, Centro Cultural y Deportivo La Pechina, Valencia, Spain http://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/handle/10234/160171
- Birhan S. Demissie, Tesfahun A. Kasie, Joanna B. Upton, and Sylvia A. Blom (2021). Climate Shocks and Resilience: Evidence from rural Ethiopia. Michigan State University (MSU)-PRCI Paper series https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/climate-shocks-and-resilience-evidence-from-rural-ethiopia
- Tesfahun Asmamaw, Markos Budusa and Misganaw Teshager, 2015. Analysis of Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in the Case of Sayint District, Ethiopia. Asian Journal of Rural Development, 5: 1-11, DOI: 10.3923/ajrd.2015.1.11. https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajrd.2015.1.11
- Tesfahun Asmamaw Kasie, Birhan Sisay Demissie, & Gashaw Mulu Gessesse (2022). Drought Exposure, Food System Resilience, and Child Undernutrition: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia. Climate and Development. [currently under review]
Research Areas
Food System Risk and Resilience; Climate Shock and Household Risk Management