Achamyeleh Adam

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I am Achamyeleh Gashu Adam, a full professor and researcher in Land Administration, Governance, and Policy at the Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. I currently serve as President of the Ethiopian Land Administration Professionals Association, contributing to national and regional dialogues on land governance. My academic and research background spans a wide range of interrelated topics on land and environmental issues such as land tenure and use management, land administration, land development, land information systems. I earned my PhD in Real Estate Planning and Land Law, specializing in Land Management, from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, where I also completed my MSc degree in Land Management. Additionally, I hold an MSc in Geo-information Science (GIS) from Bahir Dar University. Moreover, I am a certified Development and Management Consultant, with over 25 years of professional experience who have been serving in diverse roles : as a researcher, educator, supervisor, leader, project coordinator, and consultant across academia, government, and development sectors. At Bahir Dar University and outside, I have held several leadership positions, including Dean of the Institute of Land Administration. I have also served as Coordinator of the Land Governance Interest Group within the East African Land Administration Network (ELAN), Coordinator of the DAAD PhD Regional/Country Scholarship Program, and member of both National and Regional Land Policy Reform Task Forces. As a specialist in land management, I have played a key role in designing and developing curricula for BSc, MSc, and PhD programs in land administration and governance. My contributions ensure that environmental concerns and other crosscutting issues are thoughtfully integrated into academic frameworks, fostering holistic and context-sensitive learning. From a research and publication point of view, I have extensively contributed to scholarly work on a range of critical land and environmental related issues. My publications address urban and peri-urban land tenure management and development challenges, informal settlements, climate-induced land conflicts and climate actions, large-scale land acquisitions for agricultural investment, as well as the complex nexus between land and migration governance particularly focusing on migrants’ access to land. My research interest largely emphasis on the African context in general and Ethiopian context particular.

Highest Level of Education: PhD in Land Management, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Languages Spoken: Amharic, English

Country of Residence: Ethiopia

NELGA Alumni Status: No

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