Building on a rigorous academic foundation in the social and natural sciences, Basaraba has more than 10 years of domestic and international experience specifically focused on climate adaptation, environmental conservation, and knowledge co-production using social science research methods, climate and social vulnerability assessments, and visual storytelling tools. His experience includes supporting communities domestically and internationally, as well as organizations and governments at all levels (federal, state, Tribal, city, and county).

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 how collaborative knowledge production and futurities can lead to more robust and just climate adaptation and resilience outcomes using community-based participatory social science research methods.

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