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Tatek Belay Tegegne
About
Tatek Belay Tegegne (PhD) is an assistant professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Environment and Natural Resource Management at Debre Tabor University. He got his Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Studies – Environment and Natural Resource Management from Bahir Dar University in 2021. He got his BEd in Geography and Environmental Studies and MEd in Geography and Environmental education from Wolaita Sodo University in July 2009 and Addis Ababa University in July 2011, respectively. He authored and co-authored over 8 publications in international peer reviewed journals, won two grants, and consulted for different projects. His PhD project on “Impacts of land use land cover and climate changes on soil erosion and hydrology in muga watershed, Abbay river basin, Ethiopia”.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Current position - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Debre tabor, Ethiopia [July 2021-ongoing].
Previous research and teaching experience - Educational Development Centre Coordinator, College of Social Science and Humanities, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia (February 2023-December 2024) - Lecturer and researcher: Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Debre tabor, Ethiopia [July 2011- Nov 2015]Professional Training
â‚‹ Training on: USAID Feed the Future Innovation Laboratory for Small Scale Irrigation Integrated Decision Support System (IDSS) course on Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model (March 11-15, 2019), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. â‚‹ Training on: Intermediate GIS, Ethiopian Strategy Support Program (ESSP) and Ethiopian Development Institute (EDRI), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (March 04-08, 2016) â‚‹ Training on: Crop monitoring and yield estimation using SPIRITS software, European Commission and Geospatial Data & Technology Center, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (November 23-26, 2015). â‚‹ Training on: R-software, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar (January 22-27, 2009 E.C). â‚‹ Higher Diploma Program (HDP), Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, 2015 Online course certificate of completion: â‚‹ Future Land use with GIS-Terrset-CA Markov, November 2015. â‚‹ Regression Analysis using ArcGIS, ESRI, May 2016 â‚‹ Performing Spatial Interpolation using ArcGIS, ESRI, August 2016 â‚‹ Building Models for GIS Analysis using ArcGIS, ESRI, April 2017 â‚‹ Cornell Climate Online Fellowship, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, September 10-December 13, 2019.RESEARCH INTEREST
• Land use land cover change • Climate change and climate modeling • Hydrology, soil and water conservation • Spatial Analysis
Publications
1. Belay, T*., & Mengistu, D. A. (2024). Modeling hydrological characteristics based on land use/ land cover and climate changes in Muga Watershed, Abay River Basin, Ethiopia. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10(1), 2319935. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2024.2319935
2. Belay, T*., Melese, T., & Senamaw, A. (2022). Impacts of land use and land cover change on ecosystem service values in the Afroalpine area of Guna Mountain, Northwest Ethiopia. Heliyon, 8(12), e12246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12246 3. Belay, T*., & Mengistu, D. A. (2021). Impacts of land use/land cover and climate changes on soil erosion in Muga watershed, Upper Blue Nile basin (Abay), Ethiopia. Ecological Processes, 10(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-021-00339-9 4. Belay, T*., & Mengistu, D. A. (2019). Land use and land cover dynamics and drivers in the Muga watershed, Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 100249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2019.100249 5. Melese, T*., Belay, T. & Andemo, A. (2022). Application of analytical hierarchal process, frequency ratio, and Shannon entropy approaches for landslide susceptibility mapping using geospatial technology: The case of Dejen district, Ethiopia. Arab J Geosci 15, 424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-09672-5 6. Melese, T*., & Belay, T. (2021). Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping Using Analytical Hierarchy Process and GIS in Muga Watershed, Abay Basin, Ethiopia. Global Challenges, 2100068. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202100068 7. Melese, T*., Senamaw, A., Belay, T., & Bayable, G. (2021). The Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Land Use Land Cover Change, and Its Impact on Soil Erosion in Tagaw Watershed, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Global Challenges, 2000109. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202000109 8. Belay, T. T. (2014). Perception of farmers on soil erosion and conservation practices in Dejen District, Ethiopia. International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy, 2(6), 224-229. https://doi:10.11648/j.ijepp.20140206.15Conference Presentations
1. Paper presented on the 7th National Research Conference hosted by Ethiopian Civil Service University, from May 11-12, 2022.
2. Paper presented on the 1st National Research Conference hosted by College of Social science and Humanities, Debre Markos University from April 17-18, 2021. 3. Paper presented on the 4th National Research conference organized by Research and Community service vice president Office, Samara University, 11-12 April 2021. 4. Paper presented in Friday seminar organized by the Research and Community Service Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences on the 21st of May 2021, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.Grants
- 2019-2021- “Impacts of climate and land use/land cover change on soil erosion and streamflow in Muga watershed, Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia” from International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden, W_6250-1, 2019
- 2023-2024 - “Climate variability and change and their implications on the livelihood of the local community in Northwest Ethiopia” from International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden, W_6250-2, 2023Technical skills and competencies
- ArcGIS, ERDAS IMAGINE, XLSTAT, SPSS, Google Earth Engine, Climate Data Tool, Soil and Water Analysis Tools (SWAT), MATLAB and R-software software