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The Center has more than 45 senior-level faculty from national, regional, and international institutions. ACEWM affiliated 38 faculty who are engaged in teaching, research, joint supervision of students, and offering short courses.

Tena Alamirew

Associate professor of Analytical chemistrty
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Personal Information
  1. Full Name: Tena Alamirew Agumassie
  2. Title: Associate professor of Analytical chemistrty
Professional Preparation/Educational Background
  1. PhD at BoKU, Vienna, Austria, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Water Resource Management, 2002
  2. MSc at Canfield University, UK in Rural Engineering, 1992
  3. BSc at Alemaya University in Agriculture, 1987
Experiences and Appointments
  1. Water and Land Resources Centre, Deputy Director and Secretary of Ethiopia Country Water Partnership (May 2013- to date)
  2. Senior Researcher, Deputy Director of Water and Land Resource Centre of Addis Ababa University,
  3. head the research activity of hydro-sedimentology and climate change division;
  4. supervise the operation, maintenance and data analyses, and report writing from long term hydro-sedimentology,
  5. provide IWRM/IWM capacity development trainings,
  6. PI/CoPI of a number of collaborative projects at the Centre.
  7. Teach and supervise graduate (MSc and PhD) students at Haramaya, Addis Ababa, Adama, and Bahir Dar Universities)(wlrc-eth.org)
  8. Joint Appointment with Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University- I teach courses on irrigation water management, Reservoir sedimentation, and Research Methods.
  9. I am also involved on delivering courses and supervising postgraduate students at Bahir Dar, Haramaya, and Gondar Universities.
  10. Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Director (May 2011- Feb 2013)
  11. Founding Director of the Institute, led the development of the institutes policy and strategy, guided the thematic research areas development, managed the graduate education, research and outreach operations, supervised MSc and PhD students, developed proposal for second round USAID funding in collaboration with the University of Connecticut (USA)(www.eiwr.org)
  12. Academic and Research Vice President of Haramaya University (Ethiopia), (Jan 2005 – May 011): Lead and guided the university’s horizontal expansion (from ca 8000 to over 30000 student) and vertical growth (2 PhD to 15 PhD programs). Initiated the opening of new undergraduate (four faculties to 11 faculties) and postgraduate programs, organized quality audits and external evaluations, initiated a number of collaborating activities with international partners and sister institutions.
  13. Dean of Students, Haramaya University (March 2003 – Jan. 2005) Supervised the students welfare services – food, accommodation, health, counseling and recreation services. Designed a number innovative student welfare projects/programs in collaboration with non-governmental and governmental organizations.
  14. Head Department of Agricultural Engineering (Feb 1997 – June 1999).
  15. Lead the Department’s education, research and community services. Initiated the lunching of the Department’s first graduate program in Soil and Water Engineering.
  16. Professor, Agricultural Water Management (Oct. 2002 – May 2011).
  17. Thought the following PhD and MSc courses: Soil – Water Dynamics, Irrigation Engineering,
  18. Advanced Irrigation Agronomy, Soil and Water Conservation, Drainage Engineering,
  19. Experimental Design and Analysis, Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Relations, etc. I also supervised over 60 MSc students in Irrigation and Soil and Water Conservation Engineering and co-supervised five PhD students (2 completed).
Selected Publications/Conference Participation/Pertinent
  1. Hailu Shiferaw, Tena Alamirew, Sebinasi Dzikiti, Woldeamlak Bewket, Gete Zeleke & Urs Schafner Water use of Prosopis julifora and its impacts on catchment water budget and rural livelihoods inAfar Region, Ethiopia. Scientific Reports | (2021) 11:2688 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81776-6
  2. Adey Nigatu Mersha, Charlotte de Fraiture, Ilyas Masih, Tena Alamirew. 2020. Dilemmas of integrated water resources management implementation in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia: irrigation development versus environmental flows. Water and Environment Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12638
  3. Getachew Tegegne, Assefa M. Melesse, Tena Alamirew 2020. Projected changes in extreme precipitation indices from CORDEX simulations over Ethiopia, East Africa. Atmospheric Research
  4. Theo EW Linders, Ketema Bekele, Urs Schaffner, Eric Allan, Tena Alamirew, Simon K.Choge, Sandra Eckert, Jema Haji, Gabriel Muturi, Purity Rima Mbaabu, Hailu Shiferaw, René Eschen, 2020. The impact of invasive species on social-ecological systems: Relating supply and use of selected provisioning ecosystem services. Ecosystem Services 41 (2020) 1010552
  5. Degefu, M. A., Alamirew, T., Zeleke, G., Woldeamlak Bewket 2019. Detection of trends in hydrological extremes for Ethiopian watersheds, 1975–2010. Regional Environmental Change, (), 1-1, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01510-x
  6. Shiferaw H, Bewket W, Alamirew T, Zeleke G, and Teketay D, et. al. 2019. Implications of land use/land cover dynamics and Prosopis invasion on ecosystem service values in Afar Region, Ethiopia. Science of The Total Environment 2019 vol: 675 pp: 354-366
  7. Shiferaw, H, Schafner, Bewket, W, Alamirew, T, Zeleke, G  Teketay, D & Eckert. S, 2019. Modelling the current fractional cover of an invasive alien plant and drivers of its invasion in a dryland ecosystem. Scientific Reports volume 9, 1576.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-01836587-7
  8. Abebech Abera, Niko E.C. Verhoest, Seifu A. Tilahun, Tena Alamirew, Enyew Adgo, Michael M. Moges & Jan Nyssen (2019) Performance of small-scale irrigation schemes in Lake Tana Basin of Ethiopia: technical and socio-political attributes, Physical Geography, 40:3, 227251, DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2018.1516445
  9. Awel, SM, Tena Alamirew, and Michael AW 2018. Performance Assessment of Community Managed Irrigation Practices in the Wesha Small-Scale Irrigation Project, Southern Ethiopia. Irrigat Drainage Sys Eng 2018, Vol 7(3): 219. DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000219
  10. Daniel Bekele, Tena Alamirew, Asfaw Kebede, Gete Zeleke & Assefa Melesse (2019)  Land use and land cover dynamics in the Keleta watershed, Awash River basin, Ethiopia, Environmental Hazards, 18:3,246-265,DOI:10.1080/17477891.2018.1561407
  11. Chimdessa, Kinati, Shoeb Quraishi, Asfaw Kebede and Tena Alamirew.2019. Effect of Land Use Land Cover and Climate Change on River Flow and Soil Loss in Didessa River Basin, South West Blue Nile, Ethiopia. Hydrology. Hydrology 2019, 6, 2; doi:10.3390/hydrology6010002
  12. Gebremedn Tesfaye, Tena Alamirew, Asfaw Kebede and Gete Zeleke, 2018. Institutional Functionality in Participatory Integrated Watershed Development of Tana Sub-Basin, Ethiopia. Land 2018, 7(4), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/land7040130
  13. Abera, Abebech, Niko E.C. Verhoest, Seifu A. Tilahun, Tena Alamirew, Enyew Adgo, Michael M. Moges & Jan Nyssen (2018). Performance of small-scale irrigation schemes in Lake Tana Basin of Ethiopia: technical and socio-political attributes, Physical Geography, DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2018.1516445
  14. Mersha, A. N., IMasih, I., de Fraiture, C., Wenninger, J., ID and Alamirew, T., 2018.Evaluating the Impacts of IWRM Policy Actions on Demand Satisfaction and Downstream Water Availability in the Upper Awash Basin, Ethiopia. Water 10, doi:10.3390/w10070892
  15. Bekele, D., Alamirew, T., Kebede, A., Zeleke, G., Melesse. A. M., 2018. Modeling Climate Change Impact on the hydrology of Keleta Watershed in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia. Environmental Modeling & Assessment, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-018-9619-1
  16. Beyene A, Cornelis W, Niko E.C. Verhoestd, S Tilahunb, T Alamirew, E Adgo, J DePue, J Nyssen, 2018.  Estimating the actual evapotranspiration and deep percolation in irrigated soils of a tropical floodplain, northwest Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management 202:42–56
  17. Borgomeo, E B Vadheim, F.B. Woldeyesc, T Alamirew, S. Tamru, K. J. Charles, S. Kebede, O. Walker 2018.  The Distributional and Multi-Sectoral Impacts of Rainfall Shocks: Evidence From Computable General Equilibrium Modelling for the Awash Basin, Ethiopia.  Ecological Economics 146(2018) 621-632
  18. Tadesse, B K, Dinka, M.O., Alamirew, T. Moges, S A., 2017. Evaluation of seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average models for river flow forecasting. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2017.
  19. Bekele, D, Alamirew T. Kebede, A., , Zeleke, G. Melese, A. M. 2016. Analysis of rainfall trend and variability for agricultural water management in Awash River Basin, Ethiopia. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 7(3) DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2016.025
  20. Gebere, S. B., T. Alamirew, Broder J. Merkel and Melesse, A. M., 2015. Performance of High Resolution Satellite Rainfall Products over Data Scarce Parts of Eastern Ethiopia. Remote Sens. 2015, 7(9), 11639-11663; doi:10.3390/rs70911639
  21. Mershaa, A. C. de Fraiturea, A. Meharia, I. Masiha and T. Alamirew, 2015. Integrated Water Resources Management: Contrasting principles, policy, and practice, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia. Water Policy doi:10.2166/wp.2015.049.
  22. Shawul, A A, T. Alamirew,  M. Melesse, and S. Chakma,  2015. Climate Change Impact on the Hydrology of Weyb River Watershed, Bale Mountainous Area, Ethiopia. In: A.M. Melesse and A. Abitew (ed) Landscape Dynamics, Soils and Hydrological Processes in Varied Climates. Springer Science Publisher, Heidelberg, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-18787-7.
  23. Gebrie, S. B., T. Alamirew, B. J. Merkel, Melesse., 2015. Land use and Land cover change impact on groundwater recharge: the Case of Lake Haramaya Watershed, Ethiopia. In A. M. Melesse and A. Abtew (eds). Land scape dynamics, soils and hydrological processes in varied climates. Springer Geography. DoI 10.1007/978-3-319-18787-7-1. 
  24. Hassen M. Yesuf, Mohammed Assen, T. Alamirew, Assefa M. Melesse, 2015. Modeling of sediment yield in Maybar gauged watershed using SWAT, northeast Ethiopia. Catena 127: 191–205
  25. Teso, E. T. Alamirew. M. Olemena. 2014. Predicting Runoff Yeild using SWAT model and Evaluation of Boru Dodota Spate Irrigation Scheme, Arsi Zone, Southerneastern Ethiopia. In Erkossa, T., F. Hagos, N. Lefore (Eds) Proceedings of the Workshp on Floodbased Farming for Food Security and Adaptaion to climate change in Ethiopia: potential and challenges, Adama, Ethiopia, 30-31 October 2013. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 
  26. Birhanu, K. T. Alamirew, M. O. Dinka, S. Moges and D. Aklog. 2014. Optimizing reservoir operation policy using chance constraint nonlinear programming for Koga Dam, Ethiopia. Water Resources Management. 28 (14):4957-4970.
  27. Sisay Ambachew, Tena Alamirew, Assefa Melese. 2014. Performance of Mungbean under deficit irrigation application in the semi-arid highlands of Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management 136: 68-74
  28. Etissa, E., N. Dechassa, T. Alamirew, Y. Alemayehu, and L. Dessalegne, 2013, Growth and Yield Components of Tomato as Influenced by Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizer Applications in Different Growing Seasons. Ethiop. J. Agric. Sci. 23:57-77
  29. Berehe, F. T., A. Melesse, A Fanta, T Alamirew. 2013. Characterization of the effects of tillage on furrow irrigation hydraulics for the Dire Dawa Area, Ethiopia. CATENA 110:161-175.
  30. Hassen M. Yesuf, T. Alamirew, Assefa M. Melesse and Mohammed Assen, 2013. Bathymetric Study of Lake Hayq, Ethiopia, Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management 18: 155–165.
  31. Hassen M Yesuf, T. Alamirew, M. Assen and A M. Melesse, 2013.  Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on a Mountainous Lake (Chapter 9) pp,147-164. In: Monzur A. Imteaz, Water Conservation: Practices, Challenges and Future Implications.  ISBN: 978-1-62808-993-6
  32. Bart Muys, L. Norgrove, T. Alamirew, R. Birech, et al. 2013. Integrating mitigation and adaptation into development: the case of Jatropha curcas in sub-Saharan Africa. GCB Bioenergy. Editorial, Doi:10.1111/gcb.12070
  33. Mohammed, H., Alamirew, T., Assen, M., Melesse, A,M. 2012. Generation of Lake Hardibo Bathymetry Using Sonar, Northeast Ethiopia, International Journal of Water Science, Vol. 1, 1:1-9. DOI: 10.5772/52886
  34. Berhe, F. T., A. Fanta, T. Alamirew, and A.M. Melesse, 2012. The effect of tillage practices on grain yield and water use efficiency. Catena, 100: 128-138.
  35. Van Steenbergen, F. V. ·Haile, A., Alemehayu, T., Alamirew, T. Geleta, G., 2011. Status and Potential of Spate Irrigation in Ethiopia, Water Resour Manage, 25:1899–1913.
  36. Gashaye Checkol and T. Alamirew 2008. Technical and Institutional Evaluation of Geray Irrigation Scheme, in West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Journal of Spatial Hydrology(JOSH) 8(1): 36-48.
  37. Yesuf Kedir, Tena Alamirew, and Paulos Dubale, 2007. Performance Assessment of Small Scale Irrigation schemes using Comparative Indicators: A case in Awash River Basin of Ethiopia. Ethiopin Journal of Natural Resources (EJNR) 9 (2):231-246
  38. Hassen M. Yesuf, Tena Alamirew, Mohammed Assen and Assefa M. Melesse Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on a Mountainous Lake. Chapter 9. Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, and others) pp,147-164
  39. Tena Alamirew, Daniel Berhane, Hans Hurni, and Gete Zeleke, 2018. Long term Agroclimate and Hydrosediment Observatory Reqport: The case of Mayar Microwatershed, Awash River Basin< Northern Ethiopia: WLRC Research Report II, Addis Ababa University
  40. Tena Alamirew and Daniel Berhanu, 2015. Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), 2015. Long Term Agro-Climatic and hydro-sedimentological Observatory Report: The Case of Anjeni Microwatershed, the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia. WLRC Research Report 1. Addis Ababa
  41. Mosello, B., R. Calow, J. Tucker, H. Parker, T. Alamirew, S. Kebede, T. Alemseged, A. Gudina, 2015. Building Adaptive Water resources Management in Ethiopia. OD< London
  42. Awulachew, S. B., A. D. Yilma, M. Loulseged, W. Loiskandal, M. Ayana, T. Alamirew. 2008. Water Resources and Irrigation Development in Ethiopia. Working Paper 123. IWMI, Kolombo, Sirilanka.
  43. Parker, H, B. Mesello, R. Calow, M. Quattri, Seifu Kebede and Tena Alamirew, 2016. A thirsty future? Water strategies for Ethiopia’s new development era.Overseaas Development Institute.
Participation in Research Projects and Community Engagement
  1. Hydro-economic Analysis for Ethiopia (leading the Water Resource Demand and Supply Gap Analysis), funded by 2030 WRGG World Bank, Addis Ababa
  2. Aquatic Resources and Wetland Assessment (Lead Author to the National Ecosystems Assessment for IPBES) funded by Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute) 
  3. Water Security and Sustainability Development Hub [funded by DFID, led by University of Newcastle (Launched as of March 2019)
  4. DAFNAE - A Decision Analytic Framework to explore the Water-Energy Food Nexus in Complex and Transboundary Water Resources of fast-growing developing Countries. [Funded by EU, led by ETH Zurich; and in progress since 2017)
  5. REACH – Water Security for the Poor –[Funded by DFID; led by University of Oxford; and in progress since 2015]
  6. SHARE - Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Functions and improved well-being of Highland and Lowland Communities within Bale Eco region. In collaboration with IWMI, FARM AFRICA, and SOS SAHEL – Supported by European Union – from 2015-2018.
  7. Woody Weeds - Woody invasive alien species in East Africa: assessing and mitigating their negative impacts on ecosystem services and rural livelihoods – supported by Swiss Program for Research on Global Issues for Development (in progress since 2015)_led by CABI Switzerland.
  8. Building Adaptive Water Resource Management in Ethiopia. SCIP/DFID funded project. Completed Phase II - Making the Economic Case for Water Resources Management. Led by  ODI UK
  9. Spate Irrigation for Rural Growth and Poverty. This is 1.5 EURO project being undertaken in collaboration with UNESCO –IHE from the Netherlands, and Spate Irrigation Network consortium Members from Ethiopia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen. Led by UNIESCO IHE and Metameta.
  10. Integrated River Basin in Management. This a consortium of eight universities supported by the Netherlands government. I served member of the national steering committee, and focal person of Haramaya University (Complete).
  11. Biofuel Production in Africa (BIA). Financially supported by the Switzerland Government and including Switzerland (Bern University) Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania .
  12. I served as a country focal person in the project (Complete). Impact of Irrigation on Poverty and Environment (IIPE Project). This is Austria Government supported project. Austrian Universities, International Water Management, Kenya and Uganda were partners. I served a Haramaya University focal person (Completed) Led by BOKU (Vienna) and IWMI.
  13. Dissemination of research results in Semi arid and arid ecosystems with a focus on sustainable water resources management in Ethiopia. EU Funded and Led by BOKU (Vienna) and IWMI (completed).
  14. Strengthening Education and Training of the Graduate Programs in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering and in Soil Sciences at Haramaya (Alemaya) University. This was Belgian government supported project I initiated in collaboration with Ghent University (Completed).
Main Research Activities/Interts
  • My research interest is in water and land resources management.

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