Geology for Global Development

GfGD in the Himalaya (6) – Student Posters

Dr Joel C. Gill June 23, 2014 Himalaya Conference 1 Comment

As part of the geology education programme, run in Leh on 20-21^st June, students were invited to produce a poster reflecting one of the core themes of the event (energy, natural resources, climate change, geohazards and disasters). The topics of climate change global warming were the most popular selected by students. Here is a small sample of some of those produced:

By Dr Joel C. Gill

Joel is the Founder/Director of Geology for Global Development (@Geo_Dev) an organisation working to support geologists to make a sustainable contribution to the fight against global poverty. He is an interdisciplinary researcher, with a PhD in geography (natural hazards), and research interests in multi-hazard frameworks, disaster risk reduction, rural water projects, and sustainable development. This work has taken him to Chile, China, Guatemala, India, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. Joel is currently based at the British Geological Survey, and tweets at @JoelCGill.

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Ekbal Hussain June 23, 2014, 1:31 pm

Wow! These are incredible!

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