The International Geographical Union (IGU) has awarded its prestigious Planet and Humanity Medal to the renowned conservationist, broadcaster and author Sir David Attenborough. The medal will be presented at the opening ceremony of the International Geographical Congress (https://igc2024dublin.org/) on Saturday 24th August 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1922, the IGU promotes the discipline of [...]
The World Academy of Arts and Science (WAAS) is hosting an online webinar on natural geoengineering methods to mitigate climate change. Event details: Wednesday 28th February 2024 13h00 to 14h30 CET. Register here For further information on speakers etc. navigate to: https://worldacademy.org/conference-page/science-for-human-security-nature-based-climate-control/
The IGU Thematic Conference on “Islands in Relations: Conflicts, Sustainability, and Peace” was held at the University Media Center of Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU, Osaka, Japan) on April 4-6, 2023, followed by the post-conference field trip to Okinawa Island on April 7-9, 2023 (see https://polgeog.jp/igu-tc2023/). The Conference’s Chief Organizer was Takashi Yamazaki, a Geography Professor [...]
Dear Colleagues The Portuguese Association of Risks, Prevention and Security (RISCOS), in collaboration with the Department of Geography and Tourism, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra (FLUC), and other institutional partners, is organizing the VI International Congress on Risks, under the theme “Risks and Territorial Conflicts". From natural disasters to geopolitical [...]
In April 2022, dozens of geographers from across the globe participated in an online meeting of the world's geographical societies ahead of COP15 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Kunming. An initiative of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, in collaboration with the International Geographical Union, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and the Royal [...]
Following on from the highly successful event held in June 2021 ahead of COP26 (Climate Change) in Glasgow, the IGU (in collaboration with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the Royal Geographical Society) is co-hosting a second international gathering – this time in connection with COP15 on the UN Convention [...]
The International Geographical Union recently held a most successful International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability from November 23rd to 24th 2021. The workshop theme was “Geography of the Anthropocene: Transforming our world for sustainable development”, which aimed to present the latest research progress on geography and sustainability, provide a valuable contribution to transforming our world [...]
Background The world is changing at an accelerating pace because of the increased human pressure on the earth’s resources and the consequent climate crises. The 2019 IPBES report indicated that 14 of the 18 categories of nature’s contributions to people had declined globally since 1970. The 2021 UN report on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) noted [...]
The 34th IGC, postponed from 2020, concluded yesterday with a closing ceremony. Over the five days, more than 600 papers were delivered in the online event, with authors from 75 different countries. At its conclusion, the Congress flag was handed over by the chair of the local organizing committee and President of the Turkish Geographical [...]
The International Geographical Olympiad, known as iGeo, concluded on Sunday 15th August in Istanbul - although of course the participants (from no less than 48 countries) joined the event virtually. The winning team was Singapore, and the top Gold Medal was awarded to Rustam Bigildin of Russia. Congratulations to the local organizers, the iGeo Task [...]
