The IGU Commission Excellence Award winner for 2021 is the IGU Commission on Rural Sustainability. The award recognizes the IGU Commission (or Task Force) that is judged as most successfully advancing the objectives of the IGU in, for example, encouraging and facilitating the involvement of young researchers, female researchers and researchers from low income countries [...]
Professor Jean-Robert Pitte, President of the French Societé de Geographié has written an open letter to Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoygu, respectively Chairman of the Board, and Executive President, of the Russian Geographical Society. We present here an English translation. the version in French can be found here Dear Presidents, I authorize myself to write [...]
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 [...]
Dear IGU Colleagues 6th Edition of the GeoNight // 6e édition de la Nuit de la Géographie WEBINAR GOVERNING THE URBAN NIGHT LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF THE URBAN NIGHT TIME The IGU Commission Geography of Governance organizes a Webinar on 'Governing the Urban Night', during the 6th edition of the Night of Geography (https://www.geonight.net/), on [...]
The International Geographical Union (IGU) has already expressed its strong objection to the invasion of Ukraine, an independent sovereign state, by Russian armed forces (see: https://igu-online.org/declaration-by-the-international-geographical-union-on-the-ukraine-crisis/). However, the escalation of the military offence and its consequent humanitarian crisis warrants our further response. The Executive Committee of the International Geographical Union (IGU) has, therefore, taken the [...]
Declaration by the International Geographical Union on the Ukraine crisis The International Geographical Union notes with dismay the alarming situation in Ukraine and finds the invasion of a sovereign democratic nation by Russian forces senseless and unacceptable. These actions are undermining global security and stability and have led to deplorable human suffering and loss of [...]
Dear Colleagues, It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that the Department of Geography, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India is going to organize an International Geographical Union (IGU) Thematic Conference on “Sustainability, Future Earth and Humanities: Opportunities and Challenges” in the month of November 24th -25th, 2022. The mode of the conference will [...]
Dear Colleagues ECR workshop on Geospatial Analytics and Urban Planning (only for those in India). The deadline has been extended to 28th February 2022. To express your interest, please send a CV, recommendation letter from supervisor or head of the department (or relevant authorities), and a draft paper on topics relevant to the workshop theme. [...]
The IGU is delighted to announce that our First V-P, Professor Iain Hay, has been elected as one of the American Association of Geographers Class of 2021 Fellows. The AAG Fellows programme, started in 2018, recognises geographers who have made significant contributions to advancing geography. Dr. Iain Hay is Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor of [...]
Dear colleagues, First of all, on behalf of the GeoNight organising committee, we wish you all the best for this new year 2022. Let’s hope this one will be less turbulent and more joyful. As it has become a yearly tradition, we are contacting you to inform you that this year, the GeoNight is going [...]
