Adaptation

Alizé Carrère is a scientist and filmmaker researching and documenting human adaptations to climate change. She completed her Ph.D. in ecosystem science and policy at the University of Miami, where she examined the rise of “climatopias,” aspirational architecture and urban planning proposals for climate change. Prior to that, Carrère completed a Bachelor of Arts in environmental science and Master of Science in bioresource engineering at McGill University. During this time, she lived in Panama, Peru, France, and the Middle East, doing fieldwork on a range of human-environment interactions. After receiving a grant from National Geographic Society in 2013 to examine how farmers were unexpectedly adapting to severe deforestation in Madagascar, her work evolved into a broader film project on human resilience in the face of profound environmental change. Supported by additional grants from the National Geographic Society, The Redford Center and PBS, this culminated in a docuseries produced and hosted by Carrère for PBS Digital called ADAPTATION, covering adaptation stories in places such as Bangladesh, Ladakh, Vanuatu, and the United States. Her experiences have afforded her unique insights on the role of collaborative storytelling and the human dimensions of climate change.