climate change adaptation and resilience specialist.
View my curriculum vitae here.
As a climate adaptation and resilience associate with Cadmus Group - an international strategic and technical consultancy focused on environmental issues and social good - Basaraba’s role in the Sustainability and Resilience Practice takes on a variety of functions including: translating climate science into policy 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 decolonizing and equity 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)
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