Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments

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.

Focus Areas

Agriculture

Cities

Tribes

Featured Projects & Resources

Great Lakes Climate Adaptation Network

2020 Annual Climate Trends and Impacts Summary for the Great Lakes Basin

Impact Stories

News

December 1, 2020
GLISA begins recruiting 60 cities for Gulf Research Program project

June 16, 2020
Climate Model Consumer Reports Help Users Make Informed Decisions About Climate Information

January 3, 2020
GLISA Releases New Report on Using Economics for Local Climate Action

In the Media

July 26, 2021
Metro Detroiters come together to clean up from summer’s latest storm

July 17, 2021
As floods continue to pound Detroit, the city’s most vulnerable residents face crisis

June 29, 2021
What’s to blame for the weekend flooding? Climate change and aging infrastructure