To help deliver our new strategy (to be launched later this year), we are looking to grow our team of volunteers. All roles are voluntary. Apply by by 9pm (BST) on 29 August 2022.

GfGD will join the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26, Glasgow). While at the summit, we will be advocating for climate action through a series of Earth science based perspectives and recommendations:

Geology for Global Development (GfGD) has been given provisional admittance to COP26, where representatives will decide if we will be admitted as an Observer Organisation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Following the establishment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, a UN forum meets annually to review progress. This year, GfGD has contributed to a report together with other science and engineering organisations, in which we advocate for governments to endorse the International Geodiversity Day.

To help deliver our current strategy and prepare for the launch of a new strategy in 2022, we are looking to grow our team of volunteers (www.gfgd.org/team). All roles are voluntary. Apply by by 9pm (GMT) on 28 January 2021.

As we enter a new academic year, we welcome new University Group Ambassadors and welcome back those who are continuing to represent Geology for Global Development in their universities.

We are delighted to announce that Dr Natasha Dowey and Dr Sarah Gordon have been appointed to our Board of Trustees, joining Nic Bilham, Flo Bullough, Marie Flemming, and Kirsty Dawkes in overseeing the work of Geology for Global Development (GfGD).

Our 7th Annual Conference, hosted at The Geological Society explored the role of the Earth sciences in helping to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3, ensuring ‘Good Health and Well-being’.

As part of our international work in Guatemala, we provided 11 scholarships to facilitate attendance in this congress. Scholarships supported 11 Guatemalan and Mexican participants, including students and representatives of government organisations, NGOs, and teachers.

Last week, Geology for Global Development led an international delegation of early-career Earth scientists to the United Nations, to engage in their Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Working with the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Geology in the Public Interest, Geological Society of London and others, we helped to deliver and facilitate this Summit in Stockholm, exploring how geoscientists can help tackle global and local sustainability challenges.