Yirga Kebede Wondim is PhD Candidate in Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystem Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. He is a graduate of the short course Certificate in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment Applying Spatial Decision Support Tools from the University of Twente, the Netherlands. He is also an MSc degree graduate in Environmental Science from Addis Ababa University, faculty of Natural Science, Environmental Science programme, in the year 2008. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in geography with a minor in demography from Addis Ababa University, faculty of Social Science, in 2001. He has more than 10 years of experience in environmental impact assessment (EIA) for irrigation projects, road construction and rehabilitation projects, water supply projects, and other development projects.