Dr. Asfaw Kebede Kassa is an Associate Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering at Haramaya University, Ethiopia, and Technical Lead of the SUNCASA–Haramaya University Project. He is an accomplished hydrologist and water resources engineer with more than 20 years of experience in teaching, research, professional practice, and development-oriented consultancy in Ethiopia and internationally, with a strong focus on climate adaptation and sustainable natural resource management in climate-vulnerable regions. He holds a BSc in Agricultural Engineering from Haramaya University (2000), an MSc in Hydrology and Water Resources Management from Arba Minch University (2008), and a PhD in Hydrological Modeling from the University of Bonn, Germany (2013). He is a licensed Professional Hydrologist Engineer with advanced expertise in spatially distributed hydrological modeling, ecohydrology, surface–groundwater interactions, sediment transport and soil erosion, evapotranspiration mapping using satellite data, drought and flood risk analysis, and climate change impact assessment. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Asfaw served as a Water Resources Engineer at the Somali Regional Water, Mines and Energy Bureau, where he worked on water supply development, groundwater assessment, watershed rehabilitation, and flood mitigation in drought-prone and hydrologically complex environments. This field experience continues to shape his applied, problem-driven, and policy-relevant research a