Zerihun Weldegebriel

Zerihun Berhane has a PhD in local development and global dynamics from the University of Trento, Italy. He has two Masters Degrees – one in globalization and development from the University of Antwerp, Belgium and another in development studies from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Zerihun has worked in various positions with organizations providing research, training, and capacity building services and undertaking qualitative and quantitative analyses and impact evaluation of programs. His research areas include climate change adaptation, social protection, livelihoods systems, disaster risk management, Food Security/Sovereignty, poverty, inequality, and migration. So far, he has published several of his works in reputable journals such as Geographical Journal, Geoenvironmental Disasters, Development Policy Review, Climate and Routledge and presented his works in many national and international conferences. Currently, Zerihun is working as an Associate Professor and Head of the Center for African and Asian Studies, Addis Ababa University.