Geosciences for a sustainable society

Science-based solutions are crucial for a more reasonable use of natural resources, to manage the impacts of environmental change and to build resilience to hazards. These topics, essential to sustain society’s needs, require geological mapping campaigns, geological models based on digital and physical data through archives, collections and new fieldwork activities, and a digital platform to host, share and exchange geological data.

During the construction of a building in Brussels, geologists and engineers drilled 250 meters deep, a new record for the Belgian capital. A geothermal heat pump was installed afterwards. (Photo: RBINS, Estelle Petitclerc)
During the construction of a building in Brussels, geologists and engineers drilled 250 meters deep, a new record for the Belgian capital. A geothermal heat pump was installed afterwards. (Photo: RBINS, Estelle Petitclerc)