Our 3rd Annual Conference, with the theme Fighting Global Poverty – Geology and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) takes place on Friday 30th October, hosted by the Geological Society of London. Here we introduce the speakers taking part in Session 3, mini-presentations and a panel discussion on ‘Geohazards and Disasters: From Sendai to the SDGs’… Dr Julie Calkins (Disaster Risk Reduction Re ...[Read More]
GfGD Annual Conference 2015 – Speaker Introductions (Session 2)
Our 3rd Annual Conference, with the theme Fighting Global Poverty – Geology and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) takes place on Friday 30th October, hosted by the Geological Society of London. Here we introduce the speakers taking part in Session 2, a panel discussion on ‘Geology and the SDGs’… Dr Katherine Royse (Science Director – Environmental Modelling, Br ...[Read More]
GfGD Annual Conference 2015 – Speaker Introductions (Session 1)
Our 3rd Annual Conference, with the theme Fighting Global Poverty – Geology and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) takes place on Friday 30th October, hosted by the Geological Society of London. Here we will be introducing some of the speakers, starting with Session 1 (DFID, Science and the SDGs)… Professor Tim Wheeler (Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Internationa ...[Read More]
Commentary: ‘Globalize Geoscience’ and International Capacity Strengthening
The international community will soon agree on a set of sustainable development goals. This is a significant moment for the international community, and a great opportunity for geoscience. Over the coming months a broad discussion is needed as to how we can best support this global effort to eradicate extreme poverty. One important way this can be done is through ‘globalizing geoscience̵ ...[Read More]