Webinars

2025

Information about our 2025 webinar series will be added here soon.

Webinars typically last for one hour, and include a mix of presentation and discussion. By engaging in these webinars, you agree to abide by our commitment to good practice (code of conduct).

Barriers and Enablers to Using Geological Data to Implement SDG 6

Thursday 19 September, 11.00 (BST) - New date and time in 2025 to be confirmed

To improve access to clean, reliable, and resilient sources of water, we need to build new bridges to allow the bidirectional flow of knowledge between the Earth science community and others engaged in delivering the objectives of SDG 6. In this webinar, explore recent research on barriers that prevent access to Earth science data and expertise from supporting more effective decision making.

Enhancing the Ambition and Technical Feasibility of Delivering Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement

Thursday 19 September, 11.00 (BST) - New date and time in 2025 to be confirmed

Nationally Determined Contributions are countries’ self-defined climate pledges, under the Paris Agreement, detailing the actions a country will take to meet the global goal to pursue temperature rises no greater than 1.5°C and adapt to climate impacts. This webinar discusses research on why we need to strengthen the (earth) science-policy interface, to ensure Nationally Determined Contributions are both ambitious and feasible.

Past Webinars and Associated Resources

The Future We Want - Can Geoscientists Help us Get There?

Friday 24 May 2024, 12.00 (BST), repeated on Thursday 4 July 2024, 09.00 (BST)

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are science intensive - requiring research, innovation, capacity strengthening, and technology transfer. In this webinar, explore the UN 2030 Agenda, the vital role of geoscience in delivering this agenda, and the actions we can take to strengthen our contribution. The webinar will be repeated to enable those in different time zones to attend and share their comments and questions.

Download resources mentioned in this webinar by clicking HERE.

Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities: Actions for Natural Hazard Scientists

Thursday 15 August 2024, 11.00 (BST)

Reducing disaster risk is critical to securing the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals. In this webinar, hear more about a new, free, online course, supporting natural hazard scientists to contribute to disaster risk reduction efforts around the world. This course can be integrated into existing higher education offerings or completed as a self-paced training exercise.

Access the paper mentioned in this webinar by clicking HERE and the online course by clicking HERE.