Abinet Adela

I am a sustainability, climate, and resilience specialist specializing in carbon offset project management, climate adaptation initiatives, and academic leadership. I conduct baseline surveys, and impact evaluations, and develop monitoring tools for carbon offset initiatives. I have a proven track record in designing, implementing, and evaluating sustainability initiatives at both national and international levels.

• Local Climate Adaptation in High Elevation Cities, Adela, Abinet Assefa, Master’s Thesis, LAB University of Applied Sciences, Lahti, Finland, 2021, https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/506748
• The Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Urban Expansion in the City of Hawassa, Adela, Abinet Assefa and Robera Ragassa, Peer-reviewed Journal, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hawassa University, 2016, https://journals.hu.edu.et/hu-journals/index.php/erjssh/issue/archive
• Developed curriculum and learning materials for courses on Globalization and Development, as well as Environment and Development, Adela, Abinet Assefa, Unpublished, 2011-2012
• Conducted an Assessment of the impact of the postgraduate programs offered by the School of Governance and Development Studies, Adela, Abinet Assefa, Unpublished, 2017

• Capacity Needs Assessment-Conducted capacity needs assessment for 3 federal institutions in Ethiopia, improving response to climate change.
• Monitoring Tools Development-Developed and updated multiple monitoring tools for carbon projects, enhancing data accuracy.
• Corporate Emissions Scoring- Achieved improved corporate CO2 emissions scoring by thoroughly examining sustainability reports.
• Research Group Leadership-Oversaw research group, facilitating the completion of at least 30 master's dissertations on climate resilience.