Katholieke University of Leuven (K.U. Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
Ph.D. in Geography (2006)
Dissertation: Reservoir sedimentation in the North Ethiopian Highlands: assessment and modelling
of controlling factors and impacts

Alemaya University. Alemaya, Ethiopia
M.Sc in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (2000)
Thesis: Testing and evaluation of Agricultural Non-point Source Pollution Model (AGNPS) on Agucho Catchment, Western Harerghie

Addis Ababa University, Awassa, Ethiopia
B.Sc in Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization (1995)
Areas of concentration: land and water development Honors: Distinction

Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
Specially appointed Associate Professor: International Platform for Dryland Research and Education April (2015-present)
Responsibility: Teaching (seminars), conducting research, co-supervising PhDs, participating in conferences and technical meetings, initiate collaboration projects

Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
Visiting Associate Professor: Arid Land Research Center (April 2014-March 2015)
Responsibility: Teaching (seminars), conducting research, co-supervising PhDs, participating in conferences and technical meetings, initiate collaboration projects

Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
Visiting Associate Professor: Arid Land Research Center and JSPS Postdoctoral fellow (April 2012-March 2014)
Responsibility: Teaching (seminars), conducting research, co-supervising PhDs, participating in conferences and technical meetings, initiate collaboration projects

Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
Visiting Associate Professor: Arid Land Research Center (April 2011-March 2012)
Responsibility: Teaching (seminars), conducting research, co-supervising PhDs, participating in conferences and technical meetings, initiate collaboration projects

Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
Visiting Junior Associate Professor: Arid Land Research Center (April 2010-March 2011)
Responsibility: Teaching (seminars), conducting research, co-supervising PhDs, participating in conferences and technical meetings, initiate collaboration projects

Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Assistant Professor: Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection (August 2006-March 2010)
Responsibility: Designed and taught the following courses: (1) Integrated Water Resources Management, (2) Integrated Watershed Management and (3) GIS and Remote Sensing and (ii) have evaluated and supervised over 20 M.Sc and two Ph. D theses

Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Lecturer: Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection (August 2001-July 2006)
Responsibility: Designed and taught the following courses to undergraduate students: (1) Soil and Water Conservation, (2) Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, (3) Surface and Subsurface Hydrology, (4) Erosion Assessment, Experimentation and Modeling, (5) Irrigation and Drainage

Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, Debre Zeyit, Ethiopia
Researcher: Soil and Water Section (May 2001- July 2001)
Responsibility: Conducting research

Commission for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Rehabilitation for Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Design (Irrigation) Engineer (November 1995 - April 2001)
Responsibility: Planning, designing, supervision of irrigation schemes (earth dams or diversions).

Haregeweyn, N., Tsunekawa, A., Poesen, J., Tsubo, M., Meshesha, D. T., Fenta, A. A., Nyssen, J. and Adgo, E., 2017. Comprehensive assessment of soil erosion risk for better land use planning in river basins: Case study of the Upper Blue Nile River. The Science of the Total Environment 574: 95-108

Meshesha, D. T., Tsunekawa, A. and Haregeweyn, N., 2016. Determination of soil erodibility using fluid energy method and measurement of the eroded mass. Geoderma 284: 13-21

Fenta, A A., Yasuda, H., Shimizu, K., Haregeweyn, N. and Negussie, A.,2016. Dynamics of Soil Erosion as Influenced by Watershed Management Practices: A Case Study of the Agula Watershed in the Semi-Arid Highlands of Northern Ethiopia. Environmental Management 58: 889-905

Nigussie, Z., Tsunekawa, A., Haregeweyn, N., Adgo, E., Nohmi, M., Tsubo, M., Aklog, D., Meshesha, D. T. and Abel, S., 2016. Factors affecting small-scale farmers’ land allocation and tree density decisions in an Acacia decurrens-based taungya System in Fagita Lekoma district, north-western Ethiopia. Small-scale Forestry DOI 10.1007/s11842-016-9352-z

Haregeweyn, N., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Meshesha, D., Adgo, E., Poesen, J. and Schütt, B., 2016. Analyzing the hydrologic effects of region-wide land and water development interventions: a case study of the Upper Blue Nile basin. Regional Environmental Change 16: 951-966

Vanmaercke, M., Poesen, J., Van Mele, B., Demuzere, M., Bruynseels, A., Golosov, V., Rodrigues Bezerra, J. F., Bolysov, S., Dvinskih, A., Frankl, A., Fuseina, Y., Guerra, A. J. T., Haregeweyn, N., Ionita, I., Makanzu Imwangana, F., Moeyersons, J., Moshe, I., Nazari Samani, A., Niascu, .L, Nyssen, J., Otsuki ,Y., Radoane, M., Rysin, I., Ryzhov, Y. V. and Yermolaev, O., 2016. How fast do gully headcuts retreat?Earth-Science Reviews 154: 336-355

Meshesha, D.T., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Haregeweyn, N., Tegegne, F., 2016. Evaluation of kinetic energy and erosivity potential of simulated rainfall using Laser Precipitation Monitor. Catena 137: 237–243

Haregeweyn, N., Tsunekawa, A., Nyssen, J., Poesen, J., Tsubo, M., Meshesha, D., Adgo, E., Schütt, B., Tegegne, F. 2015. Soil erosion and conservation in Ethiopia: A review. Progress in Physical Geography, 39: 750-774

Haregeweyn, N; Tsunekawa, A; Tsubo, M; Meshesha, D; Adgo, E; Poesen, E; Schuett, B. 2015. Analyzing the hydrologic effects of region-wide land and water development interventions: a case study of the Upper Blue Nile basin. Regional Environmental Change, in press. DOI 10.1007/s10113-015-0813-2

Taye, G., Poesen, J., Vanmaercke, M., van Wesemael , B., Teka, D., Martens, L., Nyssen, J., Deckers, J., Vanacker, V., Haregeweyn, N., Hallet, V. , 2015. Evolution of the effectiveness of stone bunds and trenches in reducing runoff and soil loss in the semi-arid Ethiopian highlands. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 59 (4): 477-493.

Haregeweyn, N., Tesfaye, S., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Meshesha, D. , Adgo, E., Elias, A., 2015. Dynamics of land use and land cover and its effects on hydrologic responses: case study of Gilgel Tekeze catchment in the highlands of northern Ethiopia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-4090-1

Meshesha, D., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Haregeweyn, N., Adgo, E. ,2014. Drop size distribution and kinetic energy load of rainfall events in the Highlands of the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59 (12): 2203-2215

Meshesha, D., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Haregeweyn, N., Adgo, E., 2014. Evaluating Spatial and Temporal Variations of Rainfall Erosivity, Case of CRV of Ethiopia. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. In press, DOI: 10.1007/s00704-014-1130-2

Meshesha, D., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Haregeweyn, N., Syed, A., 2014. Land-use change and its socio-environmental impact in Eastern Hararghe Highland, Eastern Ethiopia. Regional Environmental Change, 14: 757-768

Taye, G., Poesen, J., Van Wesemael, B., Goosse, T., Teka, D., Deckers, J. , Hallet, V., Haregeweyn, N., Nyssen, J., Maetens, W., 2013. Effects of land use, slope gradient and soil and water conservation techniques, on runoff and soil loss in a semi-arid Northern Ethiopia. Physical Geography, 34(3): 236-259.

Teka, D., van Wesemael, B., Vanacker, V., Poesen, J., Hallet, V., Taye, G., Deckers, J., Haregeweyn, N., 2013. Evaluating the performance of reservoirs in semi-arid catchments of Tigray: Tradeoff between water harvesting and soil and water conservation. Catena, 110:146-154

Haregeweyn, N., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Meshesha D.T., Melkie, A., 2013. Analysis of the invasion rate, impacts and control measures of Prosopis juliflora: a case study of Amibara District, East Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185: 7527-7542.

Zenebe, A., Vanmaercke, M., Poesen, J., Verstraeten, G., Haregeweyn, N., Haile, M., Amare, K., Deckers, J., Nyssen, J., 2013. Spatial and temporal variability of river flows in the degraded semi-arid tropical mountains of northern Ethiopia. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 57 (2): 143–169

Haregeweyn, N., Poesen, J., Govers, G., Verstraeten, G., de Vente, J. Nyssen, J., Deckers, S., Moeyersons, J., 2013. Evaluation and adaptation of a spatially-distributed erosion and sediment yield model in Northern Ethiopia. Land Degradation & Development, 24: 188- 204

Temesgen, H., Nyssen, J., Zenebe, A., Haregeweyn, N., Kindu, M., Lemenih, M., Haile, M., 2013. Ecological succession and land use changes in a lake retreat area (Main Ethiopian Rift Valley). Journal of Arid Environments, 91:53-60.

Haregeweyn, N., Melesse, B., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Meshesha, D., Balana B.B., 2012. Reservoir sedimentation and its mitigating strategies: a case study of Angereb reservoir (NW Ethiopia). Journal of Soils and Sediment, 12: 291-305.

Balana, B.B., Muys, B., Haregeweyn, N., Descheemaeker, K., Deckers, J., Poesen, J., Nyssen, J., Mathijs, E., 2012. Cost-benefit analysis of soil and water conservation measure: The case of exclosures in northern Ethiopia. Forest Policy and Economics, 15: 27-36

Meshesha, D.T., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Haregeweyn, N., 2012. Analysis of the dynamics and hotspots of soil erosion and its management scenarios: the case of the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. International Journal of Sediment Research, 27: 84-99.

Haregeweyn, N., Fikadu, G., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Meshesha, D.T., 2012. The dynamics of urban expansion and its impacts on land use/land cover change and small-scale farmers living near the urban fringe: a case study of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Landscape and Urban Planning, 106:149-157

Haregeweyn, N., Berhe, A., Tsunekawa, A., Tsubo, M., Meshesha, D.T., 2012. Integrated watershed management, an effective approach to curb land degradation: a case study of the Enabered watershed, northern Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Management, 50: 1219-1233.

Haregeweyn, N.,Tsunekawa, A.,Tsubo, M., Meshesha D., Adgo, E., 2013. Sedimentation and its mitigation strategies: a case study of the Ethiopian highlands. In: Fukuoka, S., Nakagawa, H., Sumi, T., Zhang, T. (eds.) Advances in Sediment Research. Book of Abstracts. In Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00062-9.

Nyssen, J., Poesen, J., Lanckriet, S., Jacob, M., Moeyersons, J., Haile, M., Haregeweyn, N., Munro, N.M., Descheemaeker, K., Adgo, E., Frankl, A., Deckers, J., 2015. Land Degradation in the Ethiopian Highlands.In: Billi, P. (ed.), Landscapes and Landforms of Ethiopia, World Geomorphological Landscapes, DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8026-1_21, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

Haregeweyn, N., Poesen, J. Tsunekawa, A. Tsubo, M., Vanmaercke, M., Zenebe, A., Nyssen, J., Meshesha, D., Adgo, E., 2015 Sediment yield variability at various catchment scales and its impact on reservoirs in the Ethiopian highlands.In: Billi, P. (ed.), Landscapes and Landforms of Ethiopia, World Geomorphological Landscapes, DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8026-1_21, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015