Everyday Drone Stories with Dr Anna Jackman and David Holmes by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

David McNair is the Executive Director for global policy at ONE – a global movement aiming to eradicate extreme poverty and preventable disease by 2030. ONE lobby governments, promote social and climate justice and run active campaigns such as The Global Fund, which has saved 44 million lives from AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

In this podcast the discussion focuses on effective activism, the importance of a human-centred approach to policy making, and how to move towards a better, fairer, world.

11:30 The CGeog application

18:50 The Southern Ocean

23:35 What's the trick to recruiting students into the subject?

29:15 Audio-visual tips

Dr Laurie Parsons on globalism and 'carbon colonialism' by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Plastics in the Pacific: an archipelago under threat | Katie Deakin and Georgie Savage by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

01:25 Alistair Hamill

22:55 Iram Sammar

40:45 What books can you recommend to teachers?

Remote sensing and hazard risk management with Dr Ekbal Hussain by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Marine plastic in the Southern Ocean with Dr Clara Manno by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Migrant Remittances and COVID-19 | Professors Kavita Datta and Elaine Chase by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Decolonising Frank Oates: a snapshot in time during the Victorian era of exploration by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)