Events & Courses

Event details

Research over the past decades has provided evidence for a link between climatic change and increased geohazard occurrence. To reduce the amplitude of climatic change, effective mitigation is key for a resilient society, alongside an increased societal transition involving infrastructure development. This may mean that a greater range of geohazards require mitigation in locations where they have not previously been encountered.

The 'Future Geohazards' Conference is part of the Geological Society's Geohazard, Geoengineering and Georesilience (G3) Science Theme, focusing on responses to geohazards in society.

Key topics covered

Topics covered within the 'Future Geohazards' Conference include:

• climatic drivers of geohazard occurrence,
• geohazard impact,
• societal and/or community resilience,
• geo-risk management and strategy, and more.

Target audience

Over the course of two days, this conference seeks to connect key actors within the hazard research and mitigation communities and support geohazard and disaster risk reduction. It will address these related topics, with input from across the hazards community spectrum; namely social and physical sciences, industry, non-governmental organisations and public bodies.

Convenors

Matt Owen – Global Maritime Consultancy Ltd

Abstracts

Abstracts are invited across the above themes. Topics could include:

• landslides
• ground subsidence
• groundwater
• coastal erosion
• community resilience case-studies
• health and wellbeing
• the 'Build Back Better' initiative
• transport infrastructure risk
• management and strategy
• the energy transition
• economic impact and insurance

The Call for Abstracts is now open. You can submit your abstract here.

The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2025.

Time & location

This conference will take place in person at Burlington House, Piccadilly, and can also be attended online via Zoom.

Registration

* Voluntary contribution

Group Discounts

Please contact conference@geolsoc.org.uk for any group bookings.