Resources — GCTW: Global Center for Climate Change and Transboundary Waters

Providing Accessible Community Resources

The GCTW is proud to share resources that can help communities in need, including digital maps and modeling tools, links to university data portals, and additional information sources.

Commitment to Accessibility

Through our research, outreach, and engagement initiatives, we are dedicated to fortifying the resilience of communities and ecosystems in transboundary water systems, with a particular focus on Indigenous Peoples. Our overarching objective at the Global Center is to ensure that the data, models, and model outputs reflecting these critical connections are not only relevant and accessible but also easily comprehensible for practitioners, decision-makers, and the general public.

Resource Directory

External Research Tools

Data Portals

External Research Tools

Mapping Tools

Ohneganos Indigenous Water Research Institute Mapping: https://www.ohneganos.com/indigenous-mapping

Great Lakes Commission Geographic Information System: https://www.glc.org/greatlakesgis

Modeling Tools

NCCOS Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Forecasts https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/habs/hab-forecasts/lake-erie/

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Resources https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/water-overview.html

Data Portals

The GCTW is committed to honouring the data rights of our research collaborators including Indigenous Nations and partnering universities. This page holds links to public institutional data repositories that are external to the GCTW. By providing these links, the GCTW is enabling access to the newest research and publications produced by our collaborators and scientists at our partnering institutions.