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

2023 Small Grants Competition

Great Lakes Retrospectives & Prospectives

Future Climate Scenarios for Great Lakes Cities

Featured Projects & Partnerships

Great Lakes Climate Adaptation Network (GLCAN)

Economic Impacts of Inundation On Lake Ontario

Making Gulf Communities More Resilient

News

May 16, 2023
GLISA PI Lemos Elected to National Academy of Sciences

October 20, 2022
NOAA’s RISA announces new program name & expanded national impact as “Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP)”

October 3, 2022
“When climate change hits home,” GLISA team featured in UM’s Engineering Research News

In the Media

February 23, 2023
Great Lakes ice cover plummets to record mid-February low

February 20, 2023
Free program helps Gulf Coast communities assess climate risk

January 20, 2023
WEMU Issues of the Environment: Michigan winters are changing and climate adaptation is key to the future

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