Dereje Amene Yimam is an Assistant professor of environmental management at the Department of Development and Environmental Management Studies, University of Gondar and the former Coordinator of Climate Change Research Center. He has earned advanced MSc degree in Globalization and Development from University of Antwerp, Belgium and MA degree in Public Policy and Sustainable Development from University of Gondar, Ethiopia. Dereje Amene has participated and led different small-grant projects funded by the University of Gondar, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), South-Initiative VLIR-UOS program of Belgian government, and Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU). He is a cofounder of Tayitu local development organization and a Mandela Washington Fellow. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at Wageningen University and Research.

1. PhD candidate at Wageningen University and Research 

2. Earned Advanced Master of Science (MSc) in Globalization and Development, Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Dissertation title: Intrinsic vulnerability of rural farming households to climateinduced shocks and its intersectionality with marital status: Evidence from smallholder farmers in Northwest Ethiopia.

3. Received Master of Arts in Public Policy and Sustainable Development, College of Social Sciences and the Humanities, University of Gondar, Ethiopia. Thesis title: Analyzing the impact of climate change and variability on annual stream flow of Alawuha River.

4. Earned Bachelor of Arts in Development and Environmental Management Studies, College of Social Sciences and the Humanities, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.