Britt Basel

Background

About Britt Basel

Drawing on experience spanning 21 years and 44 countries, I am an applied researcher and technical expert, specializing in climate change resilience, climate-smart Disaster Risk Reduction, and community-engagement. I have had the pleasure of working across scales from supporting the development of climate policy to assisting national park directors implement adaptation activities to aiding community-level climate change committees to develop and implement adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction plans. The breadth of my experience has given me an international-national-regional-local understanding for climate resilience planning and policy, with a cross-sectoral, gender-inclusive and culturally-sensitive approach. I am fluent in English and Spanish, and am proficient in Bislama and Solomon Islands Pijin. Highlights:~ Peer-reviewed research on community-based approaches for increasing water security and climate change adaptation ~Significant on-the-ground experience liaising with government ministries in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands and directly facilitating community-based climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction planning in Solomon Islands, Cuba, and Mexico ~ Lead or a contributing author on 15 technical/project reports ~ Consortium member developing the Climate-Positive Policy Framework for Saudi Arabia's NEOM region ~ Technical expert for the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership specializing in Climate-Smart Disaster Risk Reduction training materials ~ Feasibility study for the GCF funded “Vanuatu Community-based Climate Resilience Project” ~ Community consultation lead for the Secretariat of the South Pacific RESCCUE Project in North Efate, Vanuatu ~ Evaluating of gender inclusion and capacity development for the UNDP Disaster Risk Reduction Program ~Instructor for Harvard’s Youth Climate and Global Health Summit and an instructor/adjunct for accredited field courses on climate change policy, resilience and disaster risk reduction for Oberlin College, Northern Michigan University and Sterling College Vermont