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SUMMARY:The Role of the Geologist in International Development - Joel Gill
  (King’s College London / Director\, Geology for Global Development)
DTSTART:20120213T170000Z
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CONTACT:Ekbal
DESCRIPTION:Across the world millions of people are living in severe pover
 ty\, without access to any of the basic needs that many of us take for gra
 nted – a clean water supply\, a reliable food source\, safe shelter and 
 suitable infrastructure. This lack of basic needs can also mean communitie
 s are particularly vulnerable to devastating natural hazards\, such as flo
 ods\, earthquakes\, volcanic eruptions and landslides. Geologists have a c
 rucial role to play in supporting communities to overcome poverty. Their k
 nowledge of subjects from hydrogeology\, natural resources\, engineering g
 eology and geohazards mean they can make a significant contribution to glo
 bal and sustainable development. Geology for Global Development (GfGD)\, e
 stablished in 2011 is working to inspire and support young geologists to t
 hink about how they can apply their interdisciplinary knowledge and wide-r
 anging skills to generate solutions and resources which support NGOs\, emp
 ower communities and help lift people out of poverty.\n\nThis talk will ex
 amine the role of geologists within development\, drawing from the speaker
 ’s own experience\nof working on and evaluating water projects in East A
 frica and his current PhD research into multi-hazard\nrisk analysis. Both 
 of these case studies will examine the importance of both good geoscience 
 and strong communication and social development skills\, contributing to e
 ffective and sustainable development. The talk will also outline the visio
 n and aims of Geology for Global Development\, including how students at t
 he University of Cambridge can get involved in the work we are doing.
LOCATION:Harker Room 1\, Department of Earth Sciences
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