Extreme Events and Climate Change Webinar

Climate adaptation in the Great Lakes region: Application of networks of boundary organizations

The Great Lakes region is already seeing the effects of climate change through warmer air and Great Lakes temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns, particularly extreme rain events. Projections for the region anticipate continuation and perhaps acceleration of those trends. The Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessment Center, like all RISAs, includes a mission to improve the use and usability of science in climate adaptation action.  To do this, GLISA adopted an adaptive model that innovates in two ways.