Situation report on landslide risks in the Rubaya mining area (North Kivu, Eastern D.R. Congo)
The next geo-webinar will take place on Friday 13th March. Serge Mugisho Mukotanyi will present part of his PhD research entitled "From small-scale gold to large-scale copper-cobalt: convergent landscape changes in Eastern and Southern Democratic Republic of Congo". Do not miss it!
The first geo-webinar of the 2025-2026 series will take place on Friday 10th October. Guy Ilombe Mawe will present the results of his recent published paper Nature in a talk entitled "Predicting the current and future susceptibility to urban gully initiation in rapidly urbanizing environment: The case of Kinshasa, DR Congo". Do not miss it!
Urban gullies are large, deep erosion channels that suddenly form in urban areas.
The next geo-webinar will take place on Friday 20th June. Benoît Smets will present his recent research focusing on the contribution of remote sensing to the study and monitoring of volcanoes. Do not miss it!
The next geo-webinar will take place on Friday 16 May. Eric Lutete Landu will present his research focusing on the potential of runoff retention structures as a strategy to combat erosion in ravines in tropical cities. Do not miss it!
On this last day of April, which each year celebrates citizen science initiatives, meet the Kivu Citizen Observers!
On 22 April, we celebrate Earth Day, a global event dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action to protect the environment. GeoRiskA takes the opportunity of this special moment to highlight its research activities on geohazards.
The 40th geo-webinar will take place on Friday 18th April. Anouk Borst (AfricaMuseum / KU Leuven) and Bossissi Nkuba (AfricaMuseum / UAntwerp) will join expertise to share their analysis of the situation in eastern DRCongo, in a presentation entitled : "From global to local perspectives on minerals and conflict in eastern DRCongo". Do not miss it!
