about.
Science-informed storyteller. Climate change adaptation and resilience specialist. Educator. From documenting illegal gold mining and deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon, to the lasting impacts of colonization and oil development in the US, Basaraba has honed a unique skill-set and approach to science-informed storytelling, supporting communities adapt and build resilience to climate change, and empowering youth. His passion for connecting with people, places, and stories have taken him to over 25 countries documenting the interstice between the environment and human’s lives and supporting solutions that work for people and the environment. Building on a rigorous academic foundation in the social and natural sciences, Basaraba has more than 10 years of domestic and international experience as an interdisciplinary practitioner, researcher, educator, and science-informed visual storyteller working to bridge the gap between research and practice to create more just outcomes to the climate crisis. He is currently a PhD student in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program on Environment and Resources (E-IPER) in the Doerr School of Sustainability at Stanford University. His research is focused on how transformative adaptation can lead to more just climate adaptation and resilience outcomes using community-based participatory social science research methods. His experience includes supporting communities domestically and internationally, as well as organizations and governments at all levels (federal, state, Tribal, city, and county) including the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, the District of Columbia, among others. Beyond publishing dozens of white papers, policy reports, government plans, academic journal articles, and popular media articles, Basaraba is currently a contributing author on the 6th National Climate Assessment (Science of Response Management Chapter).