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Join Our Team!
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.
Earth Science is Critical for Delivering the Ambitions of the Paris Agreement
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:
GfGD Moves a Step Closer to Becoming a Formal Observer to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
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).
GfGD Contributes to the 2021 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
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.
Join Our Team!
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.
New University Group Ambassadors Present Their Event Ideas Around SDGs
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.
GfGD Appoints New Trustees
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).
2019 GfGD Annual Conference on Earth Science, Health and Wellbeing
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’.
GfGD Provides Support for 1st Congress on Integrated Disaster Management in Guatemala
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.
GfGD Leads International Delegation of Earth scientists to the United Nations
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.
GfGD Partners with AGU on Inaugural Geoscience and Society Summit
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.