Preliminary List of Authors and Abstract Titles Contributed to 5th International
Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies (5th ICEDS, 2009)
A Multidisciplinary Conference on the Challenges & Opportunities for
Sustainable Development in Ethiopia & Greater Horn of Africa
Adama University, Ethiopia
November 12-14, 2009
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Preliminary List of Authors and Abstract Titles Contributed to 5th International
Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies (5th ICEDS, 2009)
A Multidisciplinary Conference on the Challenges & Opportunities for
Sustainable Development in Ethiopia & Greater Horn of Africa
Adama University, Ethiopia
November 12-14
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Abstract Titles
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Young people’s rural livelihood strategies in
southern Ethiopia
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Climate change impacts and responses in the
Southern lowlands of Ethiopia
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Linking Urban Planning with Ecologically
Sensitive areas in Kamwenge town, Uganda
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Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on
Ethiopian Economy
6.
Challenges & Prospects of Internationalization
of Higher Education in Ethiopia
Assessing the sustainability of forest
management: an application of multi criteria
decision analysis using criteria and indicators to
commnity forests in northern Ethiopia
Role of Antioxidants in diet Particularly in
Ethiopia
Food Aid and Adult Nutrition
Ayalew,
Elizabeth
Balana, Bedru;
Erik Mathijs and
Bart Muys
Preferences to Forms of Land Conversation
Investment: The role of Poverty, Land Tenure
Security and Market Incentives: An Example
from Amhara State
The Role of Community Development in
Strengthening Civil Society organizations in the
Horn of Africa in Areas of Ethnic & Religious
Conflict
Making Rural Services Work for the Poor and
Women: An Institutional Analysis of four
Districts in Ethiopia
Ethiopia and the Greater Horn of Africa
Strategic trajectories for Achieving Middle
Bekele,
Genanew,
Schneider,
Fredrich,
Carr, Claudette
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Names in
Alphabetical
Order (Last
Name First)
Abebe, Tatek
Adem,
Alebachew &
Amsalu, Aklilu
Akola, Juliet;
Gift, Dufuleya
&Scelo, Zibgew
Assefa, Atsede
Bandyopadhyay,
Sukanta,
Broussard,
Nzinga
Cohen, Marc,
PhD J. & Lemma
Mamusha
Constantinos,
BT
Institutional Affiliations,
Cities/Countries
Norwegian University of Sciences
and Technology
(NTNU),Trondheim, Norway
Forum for Social Studies and
Department of Geography
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopian Civil Service College
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
School of Business, Management &
Trade, Adama University, Adama,
Ethiopia
College of Education, Addis Ababa
University , Ethiopia
Socio-economic Research Group,
Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, UK
Asella School of Health, Assela,
Ethiopia
Robert Day School of Economics
and Finance, Claremont McKenna
College, Claremont, California,
USA
University of Dubai-UAE &
Johannes Kepler, Professor,
University of Linz-Austria.
School of Integrated Health,
University of Westminster, London,
UK
Oxfam America
Washington, DC .USA
Center for Human Security
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
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Income Status in 2020
Grade Seven literacy skills in two Woredas of
Wolayita zone in SNNPR, Ethiopia
The Analysis of Behavior of Private investment
in Response to Fiscal Policy Changes in SubSaharan Africa
From Conflict Escalation to Conflict
Transformation
Non-Governmental Organization and
Environmental Policies in Ethiopia
The Potential of Biodiversity for the
Sustainable Development of Ethiopia
Fertilizer Consumption and Agricultural
Productivity in Ethiopia
The Dynamics of Poverty in Tigray State of
Ethiopia: Who has come out of Poverty and
Who has fallen into Poverty?
Space Technology for Development:
A view from Ethiopian’s Perspective
Chew Culture and Economic Significance of
Khat in Ethiopia
Is there differential in urban livelihood?
Evidence from small and big cities of Ethiopia.
The Role of Smallholder Livestock Production
in the Economic Transformation of Ethiopia
An Assessment Of The Institutional Support
Services For Smallholder Livestock
Commercialization In Ethiopia
Road transport and economic performance in
Ethiopia: Evidence from Timer Series
Investigation”
Daniel, Michael
Debele, Fikru,
De Sisto,
Federica
Dibie, Robert
Embaye,
Kassahun
Endale,Kefyalew
Fissha, Sintayoh
& Nega, Fredu,
Phd
Fufa, Birhanu
Gebissa, Ezekiel,
& Panelists
Gebre-Egziabher,
Tegegne,
Gebremedhin,
Berhanu
Gebremedhin,
Berhanu
Gebremeskel,
Atnafu
A Dynamic Modeling of Gebrehiwot`s Thinking Geda,Alemayehu
of Development Problems
,A.Abebe
Export supply constraint in Ethiopia
Geda,Alemayehu
D.Zerfu&G.Yirg
a
Leveraging Diaspora Remittances through
Gift, Dafuleyar
Microfinance Institutions for effective Ethiopian
Development Finance
“Linking Vocational Education and Training
Gondo, Tendayi
(VET) with Youth Employment in Bahir Dar
Bwanyire, onface
City, Ethiopia: Issues, realities and Challenges
Muluneh, Wudu
“Beyond Technical Education and Training
Gondo, Tondayi
(TVET): An Evaluation of the Nature and
Munzwa,Killian
Performance of Woodwork and Metal
and Tirivangana,
Clustering in Mekelle, Ethiopia
Augustine
Reconciling Vocational and Training (VET)
Gondo, Tondayi
with micro-enterprising in Ethiopian cities:8A
Zibagwe,Scelo &
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Link Community Development,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Department of Economics,
Arba Minch Univerity, Ethiopia
University of Dublin, Trinity
college, Ireland
School of Public and Environmental
Affairs, Indiana University
Kokomo, Indiana, USA.
Institute of Biodiversity
Conservation, Addis Ababa
Department of Economics, Addis
Ababa University
Department of Economics, Makelle
University, Makelle, Ethiopia
Harbin Institute of Technology,
Harbin,China
Kettering University, Flint,
Michigan, USA
Departmentof Geography, Addis
Ababa University
IPMS/ ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ILRI, Addis Ababa
Department of Economics, Addis
Ababa University (Study Sponsored
by Ethiopian Development
Research Institute (EDRI)
Department of Economics, Addis
University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Department of Economics, Addis
University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Civil Service College
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Civil Service College ,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
Ethiopian Civil Service College ,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Civil Service College,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
“CUT” Perspective on the Impacts, Challenges
and Transformative Possibilities
The impact of contested governance on
development in south Sudan
The Role of Microfinance in Urban Poverty
Alleviation in Addis Ababa
Impacts of Urban Shelter Poverty on Urban
Environment: A Case Study of Arada sub-city
Makhanda,
Raymond
Grawert, Elke
Food Aid and Sustainable Development in
Africa: Myths and Realities Department
Developing the route to maternal survival in
rural Ethiopia
Isse, Hodan
Livestock Production and Productivity in
Ethiopia: Implications for Smallholder
Commercialization
Constructing A Security Community in the
Greater Horn of Africa: Lessons from ASEAN
to IGAD
Between Reality and Rhetoric in Land
Conflicts: An Anecdotal Anatomy of the
Lawful, Bonafide Occupants & Customary
Tenants in Kyennjonjo District, Uganda
Trade Liberalization and Change in Poverty
Status in Ethiopia: What are the Links?
Jaleta, Moti
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Relevant Agricultural Graduate Programs for
Sustainable Development: IPMS Experiences
with Universities in Ethiopia
Lemma, Tesfaye
& IPMS Team
43.
Conduct and the Conduct of Conduct: A Case
Study of Solid Waste Governance System in
Ethiopia,
Toward Combatable Geographic Narratives in
Dealing With Differences in the Identity in the
Horn of Africa: The Case of Ethiopia
Gender Audit of the Ministry of Finance and
Economic Development , Ethiopia
Problems of Gender equality in higher learning
institutions of Ethiopia with reference to
Technical Universities
Gender and Governance in Rural Services:
Insights from India, Ghana and Ethiopia
Makhanda,
Raymond
A Review of Smallholder Livestock Producers
Access to Emerging Dynamic Livestock and
Livestock Products Markets in Ethiopia:
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable
Development,
Negassa, Asfaw
& co-authors
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Gumbo, Trynos
Ingwani,
Emaculate
Jackson, Ruth
Kefale, Asnake
Kyomuhendo,
Violet Gondo,
Tendayi &
Akola, Juliet
Lemi, Adugna
Mehretu, Assefa
Mendida,
Gemechisa
Mergo, Bedada
Mogues,
Tewodaj
University of Bremen, Germany
Ethiopian Civil Service College,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Civil Service College
Addis Ababa
Department of Economics and
Finance, University of Buffalo,NY
School of international and political
studies, Deakin University,
Australia
ILRI, Addis Ababa
Department of Political Science and
International Relations, Addis
Ababa University.
Ethiopian Civil Service College
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Department of Economics,
University of MassachusettsBoston, MA, USA
Innovation Systems Research,
International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Civil Service College,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Department of Geography,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan.
Adama University,
Adama, Ethiopia
Lecturer Adama University,
Adama, Ethiopia
International Food Policy Research
Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC.
USA (Gender & Governance Team)
IFPRI , Addis Ababa
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Ethnic Cleansing or Resource Struggle in
Darfur?
Chewing Over the Issue of Qat or Khat.
Olsson, Ola, &
Eyerusalem Siba
O’Rourke,
Maureen
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Will Ethiopia Lead the Horn? Envisioning
Ethiopia as the engine of economic
transformation in the Horn of Africa
52.
Challenges and Opportunities for Water and
Environmental Management in Addis Ababa
Private Sector Development and Employment
Samatar, Said S.
PhD & Panelists
(Names to be
announced)- A
Roundtable
Discussion
Sango, Ishumael,
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Higher Education capacity Building and
Strengthening the System for a Sustainable
Development
Benefit Sharing Framework in Trans-boundary
River Basins: The Case of the Eastern Nile SubBasin
Improving the livestock input marketing in
Ethiopia: Implications for smallholder
commercialization
Farm Household’s Food Insecurity,
Determinants of Copying Strategies: The Case
of Fadis District, Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia
Shiferaw,
Meskerem
Shukla, Amitabh
Tafesse, Tesfaye
Tefahun, Girma
& co-authors
Tirfe, Zegeye and
Hussein Hamda
University of Gothenburg, Germany
Federated Department of History
New Jersey institute of Technology,
Newark, USA
Department of History, Rutgers
University, New Jersey
USA
Ethiopian Civil Service College,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
SNV-Netherlands Development
Organization, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Adama University, Ethiopia
College of Development Studies,
Addis Ababa University,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
CIMMYT, Addis Ababa
Department of Agricultural
Economics, Haramaya University &
Department of Economics, Addis
Ababa University
Hawassa University, Hawassa,
Ethiopia
Explaining Disadoption of Agricultural
Technologies: The Case of Improved Maize
Seed in Central Western Ethiopia
Abortion Politics in Kenya
Tura,Motuma
Quality and Relevant Higher Education for
Sustainable Development in Ethiopia:
Contemplation Towards Reinforcement
Foreign Aid and Human Development in SubSaharan Africa: Implications during Financial
Crisis
Global lessons for sustainable
irrigation institutional design for Ethiopia and
the Greater Horn of Africa
Woldetensae,
Yohannes, PhD
University of Waikato, New
Zealand
Freelance Consultant & Senior
Expert, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Wondimu,
Yidnekachew &
Hussein Hamda
Zibagew, Scelo
& Mapedza,
Everisto
Department of Economics, Addis
Ababa University, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
International Water Management
Institute &ECSC-UMMP, Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
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Wambui, Jane