Climate Change Research & Just Transition Projects
We help organizations conduct research, analyze data and respond to the climate crisis through equitable and community-centered approaches.
Our services include:
Climate research, policy analysis, and data interpretation
Climate adaptation, mitigation, resilience, and Just Transition strategies
Strategic planning for climate action and sustainability initiatives
Environmental justice organizing and coalition-building support
Guidance on loss and damage and climate equity
Workshops, keynote presentations, lectures, and facilitation on climate justice, sustainability, and movement-building
Selected Climate Research & Just Transition Reports
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Education
Dr. Tekola received a bachelors of science in environmental science and terrestrial resource management from University of Washington, and received a PhD in Sustainability from Arizona State University.
Scientific Publications:
Tekola, Sarra. Arizona State University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2022. 29164335. The Pathology of Modernity- a Climate Justice Practitioner’s Journey Exploring Decolonization as a Response to Climate Change
Janssen, M. A., A. Jenik, S. Z. Tekola, K. L. Davis, S. Flores, W. Gibbs, M. Koehn, V. Lyons, C. Mallory, S. Rood, S. Guelpa, and L.-A. Pfister. 2018. Drylab 2023: living a possible future with resource scarcity. Ecology and Society 23(4):8.
Chavers, Monyai; Tekola, Sarra; Carroo, Winston; Sherrod, Mikhiela; Shange, Raymon; Pennick, Jerry; and Woodberry, Leo (2021) "The Intersectionality of Racism, Globalization, Climate Change, and Forced Migration," Professional Agricultural Workers Journal: Vol. 8: No. 1, 3.
Tekola, Sarra & Brooks-Hawkins, Jamal & Bernard, Miranda & Araya, Miriam & Iberri, Ana & Otis, Kierra & Gilbert, Alex & Quereshi, Mastaani & Matriano, Ronae & Baur, Kelly. (2024). Burning It Down Means Building Community.
Gibbons, Leah & Berejnoi, Erica & Rodriguez, Natalia & Sykes, Chloe & Falstad, Beth Ann & Tekola, Sarra & Gabriele, Adam & Fastiggi, Mary & Cloutier, Scott. (2019). Integrating Inner and External Dimensions for Holistic Sustainability. 10.4018/978-1-5225-7302-9.ch010.
Featured Podcasts:
91.3 KBCS- Colonialism and Climate Change
Mothers of Invention: Episode 4 Under the Weather
Featured Articles:
College of Global Futures names 2022 Hall of Fame recipients
Outside Magazine 30 Under 30 We’re Gonna Need More Mountains
Meet the Rappers and ‘Kayaktivists’ Out to Stop Shell’s Giant Oil Rig