Alex Basaraba (he/him) is an interdisciplinary researcher, practitioner, educator, and science-informed visual storyteller working at the interstice between people, the environment, and the climate. Building on an academic foundation in the social and natural sciences, he has more than 10 years of domestic and international experience working to bridge the gap between research and practice to create more just outcomes to the climate crisis. His experience includes supporting communities domestically and internationally, as well as organizations and governments at all levels (federal, state, Tribal, city, and county) in preparing for and responding to the impacts of the climate crisis. Basaraba is currently a PhD student at Stanford University in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) at the Doerr School of Sustainability. His current research focuses on transforming climate adaptation and resilience policy, research, and practice towards more just outcomes using community engaged social science research methods. Beyond publishing dozens of white papers, policy reports, government plans, academic journal articles, and popular media articles, Basaraba is a contributing author on the forthcoming 6th National Climate Assessment.

As a climate adaptation and resilience practitioner, Basaraba’s work has taken on a variety of functions including: translating climate science into policy for governments at the federal, state, Tribal, county, and municipal levels; developing equitable, local, and community-grounded climate adaptation and resilience solutions; supporting strategic engagement and outreach efforts using a justice lens; designing, leading, and facilitating community workshops in power with communities; developing and co-writing grant proposals; using climate science to conduct comprehensive climate vulnerability and risk assessments; and, designing, developing, and publishing a variety of visual communications tools.

Select current and past partner/clients include:

• The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of Resilience Strategy (ORS)

• The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• The United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

• The District of Columbia

• The National Academy of Sciences (NASEM)

• The State of New York

• The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

• The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

• The State of Colorado Resiliency Office (CRO)

• FloodWise Communities - A Gulf Coast Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience across 50 local and municipal governments in five Gulf Coast States

• The Town of Windsor

• The Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation (USRT)

• The Great Lakes Climate Service Providers Academy

• The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes

• The Pueblo of Laguna Tribe

• The Lac Du Flambeau (Waaswaaganing) Tribe

• The Washoe Tribe