The current structure of the Geosciences Barcelona (GEO3BCN, former Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, CSIC) is defined to adapt to the needs of modern society. The fundamental goals of the GEO3BCN are: i) to perform cutting-edge scientific research tackling global societal challenges focused on Earth sciences; and ii) to increase the social and scientific awareness that geosciences are key to address some of the current critical challenges of our society such as the shortage of mineral and energy resources or consequences and impact of global change (e.g., the progressive increase of environmental and climate extreme events). In this sense, the current scientific strategic plan of the GEO3BCN establishes the crucial need to:

* Quantify Earth’s dynamic processes at all scales;

* Identify and quantify geohazards and georisks, determining their relation to the ongoing anthropogenic climate and environmental change;

* Develop models for exploration and sustainability of geological resources in an advanced economy, energy transition in times of global change;

* Develop advanced models for environmental management and to measure the impact of global change, among others.

Considering all these, the scientific activity of the GEO3BCN is based on three main pillars or challenges (https://www.geo3bcn.csic.es/index.php/research/research-challenges):

(i) Global Geodynamics;

(ii) Geological resources

(iii) Georisks and Global Change.

The present Georisks and Global Change research group (GLOBE) focusses on the latter challenge and integrates 13 of the total 39 research staff members of the GEO3BCN (33%) and 4 PhD students.