GLISA

GLISA works at the boundary between climate science and decision making, striving to enhance Great Lakes communities’ capacity to understand, plan for, and respond to climate impacts now and in the future.

Our Impact

New Publications & Products

Summary of Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region

Climate Projections Primer

Use of climate models and scenario planning Report

Featured Projects & Partnerships

Great Lakes Climate Adaptation Network (GLCAN)

Tool Guidance Documents and Tutorial Videos

FloodWise Communities

News

September 16, 2024
New publication: Linking boundary organizations to co-produce actionable knowledge: A case study of ice forecasting for Great Lakes navigation

June 4, 2024
U-M receives NSF grant to study climate migration in Lake Victoria Basin, Great Lakes Region

March 20, 2024
Coast to Coast: U-M Leads New Project to Build Resilience to Compound Flooding Using Scenario Planning

In the Media

January 8, 2025
That Arctic blast can feel brutally cold, but how much colder than ‘normal’ is it really?

September 23, 2024
‘A break from the heat’: Americans most affected by climate crisis head midwest

January 25, 2024
Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’

Testimonials

“The GLISA team was instrumental in providing the science, then also having someone to interpret that science. It’s really valuable to have a funder as a partner who is also providing targeted expertise.”

Angela Larsen, Director of Planning, Alliance for the Great Lakes

“The translational tools and skills from GLISA were essential to better connecting climate information to Tribal needs and interests. This model for supporting tribal climate decision making has extended into our other work and allowed for expanded support for tribes throughout the Northeast Climate Science Center region.”

Chris Caldwell, Director, Sustainable Development Institute at the College of Menominee Nation

“GLISA continues to play a vital role across the Great Lakes basin in driving best practices, building a broad network of climate change stakeholders, and in developing excellent guidance which enables resilient decision making by practitioners.”

Glenn Milner, Climate Risk Institute

“We turned to GLISA because of the funding at first, and it was a surprise how much they approached working with grantees as partners. At first, it was about funding. I wasn’t aware ahead of time about how much richer the partnership would be than with our typical funder.”

Deborah Kleinman, Implementation Coordinator & Module Leader, Model Forest Policy Program