News in 2023
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Join a Global Climate Community
May 2023
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Join our session 'TS01E: Reimagining the Climate
Action Agenda for the Global Surveyor Community Through
FIG’s Climate Compass TF' on Monday 29 May 11:30–13:00 at
Hamilton/Indian River, Hilton/Waldorf. Here, we will be seeking
validation of our Task Force's Terms of Reference to ensure that
what we are working towards represents the voice and vision of
the FIG community, and setting the foundations of our
communications and engagement strategy, which will bring to life
the role of surveyors in climate. We want to hear from you if
you would like to hear about the role of surveying in climate in
relation to specific topics, application areas, or case studies!
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The climate crisis represents the single greatest challenge humankind
faces to ensure our planet remains sustainable and our people remain
resilient. This theme underpins the FIG Council’s vision of
sustainability over the term 2023- 2026. For the benefit of
society, concerted action by FIG Members is needed to help meet a range
of climate challenges such as greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity
loss, deforestation and large-scale land use change, desertification,
urban sprawl into agricultural land, water scarcity, pollution of the
seas and more. The expertise of FIG Members means they are
well-positioned to make a major contribution to addressing a wide range
of land and water related climate change issues.
The FIG Climate Compass Task Force will elevate the work that has
already been done and is continuing to be done by the FIG Commissions,
Task Forces and other groups globally. It will act as a portal to
provide a clear picture of the role that surveyors, as a global
profession, play in measuring, managing and mitigating the present and
future impacts of climate change.
At the Orlando Working Week 2023, there are a whole host of sessions
that overtly cover climate, as we have outlined here.
Alongside this, there are also many sessions which touch on climate in
the detailed work of surveying. We know that evidence-based climate
action is one of the biggest opportunities for our profession globally,
and we look forward to uniting as a profession to create this positive
impact.
On behalf of the Task Force
Roshni Sharma
Louise Friis-Hansen
May 2023
