New projects of the state geological survey
In the third quarter of 2023, three new contracts were signed for the performance of tasks within the state geological survey. All projects will be funded by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management. As at the end of September 2023, the Institute had already implemented 82 projects funded by this source.
New data on the stratigraphy of Quaternary sediments and the extent of Pleistocene glaciations on the Polish-Belarusian-Ukrainian borderland
In 2023, PGI-NRI completed a research project entitled 'Revision of stratigraphic subdivision and ranges of Middle Pleistocene glaciations in Western Polesia (Polish-Belarusian-Ukrainian borderland)', the aim of which was to delineate the ranges of Middle Pleistocene glaciations in the Polish-Belarusian-Ukrainian borderland in Western Polesia and to correlate the basic stratigraphic units with their counterparts in Western Europe.
EuroGeoSurveys Urban Geology Expert Group (UGEG) meeting in Namur
The Urban Geology Expert Group (UGEG) of EuroGeoSurveys met in a hybrid format in Namur (Belgium) from 8 to 10 November 2023.
Hydrogeologists from PGI-PIB participate in the next review and update of the preliminary flood risk assessment
The identification of historic floods and floodplains, the delineation of flood-prone areas and the assessment of potential flood impacts are the main objectives of the ongoing review and update of the preliminary flood risk assessment (PFRA) for the third planning cycle.