data analysis and report writing activities

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Personal information

First name(s) / Surname(s) GEBREYES Million Getnet

Address(es) Bussardweg 41.018, 95445, Bayreuth, Germany

Telephone(s) +49 17627249675

E-mail [email protected], [email protected]

Nationality Ethiopian

Date of birth 16.09.1980

Gender Male

Work experience

Dates November 2007-March 2012 Occupation or position held Lecturer

Main activities and responsibilities Teaching undergraduates and supervising their field work and senior research projects Name and address of employer Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Collage of Agriculture and

Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O.Box, 208, Tel:+251255530403, Haramaya, Ethiopia

Type of business or sector Higher Education

Dates November 2007-March 2012

Occupation or position held Assistant Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Main activities and responsibilities Coordinating university wide strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation processes, Coordinating annual planning monitoring and evaluation processes, Coordinating Program Budgeting Processes, attending University Senate Meetings as a member and Secretary of the University Finance Committee

Name and address of employer Haramaya University, P.O.Box, 138, Tel:+251255530319, Fax: 251255530325, Haramaya, Ethiopia Type of business or sector Higher Education

Dates December 2008-November 2009

Occupation or position held Project Coordinator for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Water Sector Project [Consultancy]

Main activities and responsibilities Formation of research group, coordination of development of data collection instruments, field work, data analysis and report writing activities

Name and address of employer Haramaya University, P.O.Box, 138, Tel:+251255530319, Fax: 251255530325, Haramaya, Ethiopia Type of business or sector Higher Education

Dates July 2010-June 2011

Occupation or position held Liaison Officer for African Climate Change Resilience Alliance Project [Consultancy]

Main activities and responsibilities Formation of research group, coordination of development of data collection instruments, field work, data analysis and report writing activities

Name and address of employer Haramaya University, P.O.Box, 138, Tel:+251255530319, Fax: 251255530325, Haramaya, Ethiopia

Type of business or sector Higher Education

Education and training

Date Title of Qualification awarded Principal subjects covered

Name of Organisation Dates

April 2012 up to present time PhD candidate

Institute of Geography: Title of my project: Dynamics of Co-management of Natural Resources in North Eastern Ethiopia: Lessons for Adaptation with Climate Risks

University of Bonn

September 2005-October 2007

Title of qualification awarded Masters of Science in Agricultural Education and Extension Principal subjects/occupational skills

covered Research Planning and Management, Statistics, Gender and Development, Social Anthropology, Rural Sociology, Agricultural Administration and Management, Agricultural Extension, Education and Curriculum Planning, Comparative Extension Systems, Survey Methods, Adult and Non Formal Education

Name and type of organisation

providing education and training Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Level in national or international

classification 6

Dates September 2000-September 2004

Title of qualification awarded Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Extension Principal subjects/occupational skills

covered Agric. Statistics and Exp. Design, Agric. Education, Principle of Adult Education, Rural Sociology, Teaching Methods, Intro.to Anthropology, Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems, Communication, Extension Methods, Management, Audio-visuals, Research Methods, Rural Development, Agric. Cooperatives, Extension Program Planning, Agric. Journalism, Training for Development, Gender, Livestock Production, Farm Machinery, Farm Management.

Name and type of organisation

providing education and training Haramaya University, Ethiopia Level in national or international

classification 5

Dates September 1998-July 2000 Title of qualification awarded Diploma in Drafting Technology Principal subjects/occupational skills

covered Sketching, Multi-view projections, Mechanical Drawing, Technical Illustrations, Architectural drawing, Perspective drawing, Project work

Name and type of organisation

providing education and training Addis Abeba Technical School , Ethiopia Level in national or international

classification 3

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s) Amharic

Other language(s)

Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing

European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C

Proficient user C

Proficient user C

Proficient user C

Proficient user C

Proficient user

Social skills and competences Good ability to adapt to multicultural environment because of my post-graduate education in Tanzania and now in Germany and my short stays in Denmark, USA, Malawi, Kenya and Uganda for

workshops.

Good communication skills because of my professional teaching experience at Haramaya University Team sprit because of my experience at Haramaya University Strategic Planning, Monitoring and

Evaluation Office, the two consultancy research groups that I led and my engagement in different committees in Haramaya University such as the University Senate, Finance Committee, Swedish International Development Assistance Haramaya University Project Management Team

Organisational skills and competences Strategic and operational planning skills, line item budgeting skills, program budgeting skills, leadership skills, report writing skills and public speaking skills because of my experience at Haramaya University Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Office and short term training on Managerial Skills for Middle Level Managers

Coordination [both logistic and personnel] skills because of my experience in two consultancy research projects that I led while I was at Haramaya University

Technical skills and competences Planning Monitoring and Evaluation of Agricultural Extension Programs because of my academic background

Project Planning and Management Skills because of my engagement in preparation of Training Manual and delivery of training for district officials on project management

Professional teaching and training delivery because of my professional teaching experience, short term training in Instructional Methods and my involvement in national training program on pastoralism and policy

Field Research Experience because of my academic background and postgraduate research and my experience in leading two consultancy research projects on climate change adaptation

Technical competencies in climate change because of my participation in the 15

Conference of Parties in Copenhagen, short term training on climate change adaptation organised by University of Wageningen, Scenario Planning Workshop organised by University of Washington in Seattle, USA, Workshop on capacity building for African Universities held in Tanzania organised by the START secretariat, international workshop on climate change adaptation in Ethiopia organised by AfricaAdapt program

Technical competencies in Pastoralism because of participation on Training of Trainers on Pastoralism and Policy in East Africa organised by International Institute of Environment and Development and engagement in three national training programs on pastoralism and policy in Ethiopia organised by Tufts University.

Computer skills and competences Good command in Microsoft Office tools [Words, Excel and Power Point, Microsoft Projects] acquired through my academic training and work experience

Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) acquired through short term training and work experience during my postgraduate research project

Artistic skills and competences Basic drawing skills acquired through my academic background in drafting technology and self- directed learning, basic carpentry skill acquired through my individual apprenticeship experience in carpentry firms

Other skills and competences Basketball, Table Tennis, Badminton playing and riding bike are my hobbies

-Political Geographies of Development, Risk and Securitization, September 30-October 1, 2014, Bonn, Germany

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European Association of Development Research and Training Institute (EADI) General Conference Responsible Development in a Polycentric World: Inequality, Citizinship and Middle Classes, held from 23-26 June 2014 in Bonn.

-Field Research Methods on Environmentally-Induced Migration, Training School organized by UNU-EHS and the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), 8-12, 2013 in Bonn, Germany -Scenario Planning for Climate Change, September 3-7, 2012 University of Washington, Seattle, USA -The African Adapt Climate Change Symposium, March 9-11,2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

-Integrating Climate Change Adaptation in Agricultural and Natural Resource Management Programs and Policies, 15-26, June 2009 ,Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

-The 4

International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change, 21-27,2010 September, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

-Capacity Building of African Universities on Climate Change, 27 June-1 July,2010, , organized by the START secretariat , Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

-COP 15 negotiation on climate change, Copenhagen, 2009, Denmark

-Issues Challenges and opportunities for Improvement of rural livelihood in semi-arid Areas of Africa, Organized by African Union/ SAFGRAD, 29-30 April, 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Publications Journal Article

Million,G. & A.Z. Mattee. Nature and Cost of Participation in Farmers Field School: Case study from North Wollo Administration Zone, Ethiopia. Journal of Continuing Education and Extension Vol 4 (1).

June 2013. pp. 114 - 130 Book and Book Chapters

Jones, L., Coulter, L., Million G., Beneberu, F., Oates, N. Gebreamlak, Y. and Tucker, J. 2012.

Responding to climate variability and change: implications for planned adaptation. In (Eds) Calow, R., Ludi, E., Tucker, J. Achieving Water Security: Lessons from research in water supply, sanitation, and hygiene in Ethiopia. Practical Action Publishing. P. 276

Getnet, M.G. (2011) Participatory Approaches for Development: The costs for farmers. Lambert Academic Publishing, Colne, Germany.

Conference Proceedings

Wilson, K. and M. Getnet. (2011) “Investigating how development interventions increase community level adaptive capacity in Ethiopian.” In the New Voices, Different Perspectives: Proceedings of the AfricaAdapt Climate Change Symposium 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Discussion Papers

Kaur, N.,Million, G. Shimelis, B., Tesfaye, Z., Syoum, G., and Atnafu, E. (2010) “Adapting to Climate change in the water sector: Assessing the effectiveness of planned adaptation interventions in reducing local level vulnerability.” RiPPLE/ODI Discussion Paper 18, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ludi, E., Million G., Wilson, K., Kinde, T., Beneberu, S., Levine, S., Jones, L. 2011. Preparing for the future? Understanding the influence of Development Interventions on Adaptive Capacity at local level in Ethiopia. African Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA). Paradise Printing Press, Addis Ababa.

References

Detlef Müller-Mahn (Dr)

Professor, Institute of Geography, University of Bonn Meckenheimer Allee 166

D-53115 Bonn Raum 311 Germany

E-Mail: [email protected]

Tel.: +49 (0)228 73-5394