climate change adaptation specialist. science-informed storyteller. educator.

Basaraba (he/him) is a climate change adaptation and resilience specialist, science-informed storyteller, and educator. From documenting illegal gold mining and deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon, to the lasting impacts of colonization and oil development in the US, he has honed a unique skill-set and approach to science-informed storytelling, supporting communities adapt and build resilience to climate change, and empowering youth to address the climate crisis. 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. His work weaves compassion, creativity, resilience, integrity, and resistance.

Based out of Fort Collins, Colorado (the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and Peoples), Basaraba works on a variety of projects domestically and internationally. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (2016) and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology (2010). In addition to working as an instructor with the Harvard Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment and an educator and expedition leader for National Geographic Student Expeditions, Alex has supported and collaborated with a variety of clients including the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the District of Columbia, the State of Colorado, the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, 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, the Town of Windsor, the Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation, and more.