Yodit Balcha Hailemariam
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION SPECIALIST
Yodit is a founding member of the Women in Water Diplomacy Network and serves on the Network Leadership Council. Professionally she works as a Climate Adaptation research officer at the Alliance of Diversity International and CIAT-Africa Hub in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Until early 2022, Yodit served as the Senior Climate Change Adaptation Advisor at the Ministry of Water, Irrigation, and Energy in Ethiopia, where she is responsible for mainstreaming climate change adaptation and resilience plans into the Ministries sectoral strategic and development projects. Her work focuses on the nexus approach of Climate, Land (Agriculture), Energy, and Water Systems. Yodit holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Development from Uppsala University, a Master’s course in Agricultural Economics from Haramaya University, and Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resource Economics and Management from Mekelle University.
- Listing ID: 2137
- Email: yodibal@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251946680587
