 She was awarded the Livingstone Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 2000.In June 2014, Chalker was awarded honorary citizenship of Mozambique by President Armando Guebuza for services to that country.Chalker was shortlisted for the Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Award in 2015 for her work with Africa Matters, and she remains in the directory of the Grassroot Diplomat Who's Who publication.