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Publications

• Ndeh, N. T., Tesfaldet, Y. T., Oludoye, O. (2023). “Bibliometric analysis of the incidence of non-COVID respiratory disease under NPI conditions during the pandemic.” Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment. doi:10.46909/alse-562094

• Ndeh, N. T., Tesfaldet, Y. T., Budnard, J., Chuaicharoen, P. (2022). “The secondary outcome of public-health measures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the spread of other respiratory infectious diseases in Thailand.” Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102348

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Ndeh, N. T., Budnard, J., Treeson, P. (2021). “Assessing face mask littering in urban environments and policy implications: the case of Bangkok.” Science of the Total Environment (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150952

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Ndeh, N. T. (2022). “Assessing face masks in the environment by means of the DPSIR framework.” Science of the Total Environment (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152859

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Ndeh, N. T. (2022). “Public face masks wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive analysis is needed for potential implications.” Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100125

• Diem, A., Tesfaldet, Y. T., Hocherman, T., Hoon, V., Zijlemans, K. (2023). “Marine litter in the Red Sea: status and policy implications.” Marine Pollution Bulletin (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114495

• Welegerima, K., Mulualem, G., Kidane, D., Tesfaldet, Y. T. (2025). “Avian diversity at Mekelle University campus: a blueprint for urban green spaces in semi-arid areas of Tigray, Ethiopia.” Urban Ecosystems (Q1). doi:10.1007/s11252-025-01752-0

• Yagoub, M. M., AlSumaiti, T., Alhosani, N., Elmubarak, M., Kortbi, O., Tesfaldet, Y. T., Al Namani, M., Aldhanhani, S. R. (2024). “Potential of using groceries in disasters/pandemics management: case of Al Ain City, UAE.” Cogent Business & Management (Q2). doi:10.1080/23311975.2024.2307639

• AlSumaiti, T., Yagoub, M. M., Tesfaldet, Y. T., Alhosani, N., Pakam, S. (2024). “Integration of building age into flood-hazard mapping: a case study of Al Ain City, UAE.” Water (Q1). doi:10.3390/w16172408

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Al Ali, H., Mousavi, S. R., Tawfik, M., Mukandavire, Z., Khan, B., Daneshkhah, A. (2026). “Climate-responsive planning in arid regions: LCZ-based spatial prioritization for urban heat mitigation.” Sustainable Cities and Society (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.scs.2026.107762

• Yagoub, M. M., AlSumaiti, T., Tesfaldet, Y. T., AlArfati, K., Alraeesi, M., Alketbi, M. E. (2023). “Integration of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and remote sensing to assess threats to preservation of the oases: case of Al Ain, UAE.” Land (Q1). doi:10.3390/land12071269

• Yagoub, M. M., Tesfaldet, Y. T., Elmubarak, M. G., Al Hosani, N. (2022). “Extraction of urban quality of life indicators using remote sensing and machine learning: the case of Al Ain City, UAE.” ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (Q1). doi:10.3390/ijgi11090458

• Yagoub, M. M., Tesfaldet, Y. T., AlSumaiti, T., Al Hosani, N., Elmubarak, M. G. (2024). “Estimating population density using open-access satellite images and GIS: case of Al Ain City, UAE.” Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.rsase.2023.101122

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Mulualem, G., Ndeh, N. T., Daneshkhah, A. (2026). “Mapping threats to protected areas: machine-learning–based detection of land encroachment in Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia.” Earth Systems and Environment (Q1). doi:10.1007/s41748-026-01066-x

• Habtemichael, S. M., Genzebu, W., Ghebremicael, S. T., Tesfaldet, Y. T. (2026). “A data-driven remote sensing approach for VMS mineralization mapping: Integrating Sentinel-2 imagery with geology data in the Asmara Belt, Eritrea.” PLOS ONE, 21(7), e0353934 (Q1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0353934

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Puttiwongrak, A. (2019). “Seasonal groundwater recharge characterization using time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography in the Thepkasattri watershed on Phuket Island, Thailand.” Hydrology (Q1). doi:10.3390/hydrology6020036

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Puttiwongrak, A., Arpornthip, T. (2020). “Spatial and temporal variation of groundwater recharge in shallow aquifer in the Thepkasattri of Phuket, Thailand.” Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering (Q2). doi:10.19637/j.cnki.2305-7068.2020.01002

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Chanpiwat, P. (2023). “The effects of meteorology and biomass burning on urban air quality: the case of Bangkok.” Urban Climate (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101441

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Chanpiwat, P. (2025). “Probabilistic risk assessment and scenario analysis of ambient PM2.5 in Bangkok for short-term respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.” International Journal of Environmental Health Research (Q2). doi:10.1080/09603123.2025.2508891

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Chanpiwat, P. (2025). “From policy to practice: a SWOT analysis of air pollution control strategies for a sustainable Bangkok Metropolitan area.” Cities & Health (Q1). doi:10.1080/23748834.2025.2536411

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Ndeh, N. T., Idris, I. A., Solomon, M. T. (2026). “Uncovering open biomass burning practices in East Africa (2013–2022) using data mining for evidence-based policy development.” Global and Planetary Change (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2026.105358

• Al Ali, H., Tesfaldet, Y. T., Bershteyn, A., Mukandavire, Z., Azan, A., Salari, N., Daneshkhah, A. (2025). “Association between all-cause mortality and locally-defined extreme heat events: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.” Environmental Research (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.envres.2025.123566

• Tesfaldet, Y. T., Al Ali, H., Bershteyn, A., Mukandavire, Z., Khan, B., Daneshkhah, A. “Graph neural network–based short-term heatwave forecasting in data-sparse arid regions: improving early warning for the UAE.” Urban Climate (Q1). doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2026.102910

Conference Presentations & Invited Engagements

• January 17-19, 2023 Emerging Pollutants: Protecting Water Quality for the Health of People and the Environment. UNESCO-IWRA Online Conference: Participant.

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• “Marine litter in the Red Sea: status and policy implications,” MICRO 2022, Online Atlas Edition. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7216969

• UNESCO-IWRA Online Conference (Participant), “Emerging Pollutants: Protecting Water Quality for the Health of People and the Environment,” 2023.

• European Forum Alpbach 2023 (EFA23), Alpbach, Austria.

• “Air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiopulmonary diseases using AirQ+ in Bangkok, Thailand,” 13th International Conference on Environmental Engineering, Science and Management, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 2024.

• “Climate adaptation in arid regions: a graph-based machine-learning framework for predicting heatwaves in the UAE,” International Conference on Climate Action and Sustainability, UAE University, 7–10 October 2025.

• “High-resolution satellite imagery and AI for monitoring protected areas: a case study of Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia,” 1st International Conference on AI and Data Science Applications and Advances (ICADAA-2025), Emirates Aviation University, 24 November 2025.

• “From Regional Forecasting to Hyper-Local Climate Resilience: An Environmental AI Framework for Extreme Heat and Urban Thermal Risk in Dubai” (oral presentation), Dubai Environment Conference & Exhibition (DECE 2026), Dubai, UAE, 7–8 September 2026. Scientific programme

• Keynote Speaker, “Living with Extreme Heat: Building Climate-Resilient, Smart and Sustainable Societies in an Era of Escalating Heatwaves,” 2nd International Conference on Climate Resilient, Smart and Sustainable Futures (ICCRSSF 2026), hosted by Great Zimbabwe University (GZU), Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 12–14 August 2026. Conference page