Geology for Global Development

Friday Photo (105): Blog Competition Best Image

04_Baños. volcano town (1)

GfGD Blog Competition 2013 – Best Image

The town of Banos de Agua Santa (Ecuador), in the foothills of the active volcano Tungurahua.

Credit: David Litchfield, University College London

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.