Abiyot Legesse is an experienced senior lecturer and researcher at Dilla University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, with more than 20 years of teaching experience in higher education. He is a well-respected expert in geospatial technologies and has a proven track record of leading large-scale research projects and initiatives. Legesse has successfully led large-scale research projects on geospatial mapping of Pasture and Water Availability in Borana zone (Ethiopia) and indigenous early warning practice study among pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia. He participated in a project titled ‘Rethinking Gender Roles in Mediation and Resolution of Natural Resource Conflicts Among Pastoral Communities in East Africa’, funded by APN. He leads a Volkswagen Foundation project on Local dynamics of cultural landscapes in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Legesse holds a Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Studies. Employing his interdisciplinary research methodologies, he has extensively published on spatio-temporal analysis of drought in pastoral areas, climate variability and change, land degradation, ecosystem services analysis, indigenous agroforestry practices, and land use/cover changes in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has demonstrated strong project management and leadership abilities, as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills. In particular, he played a crucial role in the registration of the Gedeo Cultural Landscape as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. His research interests include land use/cover change analysis, disaster risk management, climate change, cultural landscape, application of geospatial technologies in environmental resource analysis, and sustainable natural resource management.
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