Overberg Geoscientists Group (OGG) Objectives & Achievements 2018 – Present

01 March, 2026

Reimagining southern African Geology

Strategy - Looking past traditional geoscience & mining, highlighting the region’s geology

as a natural legacy and driver of inclusive & sustainable development

Geology - foundation of our modern society:

➢ Bed-rock for locating essential natural resources (water, minerals, energy),

➢ Providing soil and sustenance for the natural environment and plant, animal and food sources

➢ Guiding safe infrastructure engineering, mitigating natural hazards (earthquakes & landslides)

➢ Supporting environmental sustainability, resource management and life on earth

Sharing knowledge – robust on-going learning of Earth’s processes:

❖ Key to sustainable population development

❖ Unlocking access to mineral resources, water & food supplies

❖ Understanding dynamic earth processes (e.g. plate-tectonics, climate change, aquifers, …)

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