Mr. Mengesha Tesfaw is currently a Ph.D. candidate in hydraulic engineering at Bahir Institute of Technology in Ethiopia. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in irrigation and drainage engineering from Hawassa Institute of Technology in 2019. His academic qualifications and professional experiences mainly focus on hydrological studies, climate change studies, and groundwater management. In addition to this, he is skilled in project proposal and grant writing related to groundwater management, adaptation strategies for climate change, and various software packages such as Civil 3D, GeoStudio, Modflow, Aquifer test analysis, GIS, RS, GEE, ML, and recharge estimation. He has also contributed to research and teaching, having published papers on groundwater and climate change. Outside of his academic pursuits, Mr. Mengesha is actively involved in searching for sustainable groundwater management and climate change action projects, as well as conducting community-based research aimed at improving water resource management.