Tribute from the IGU: Senior Research Scientist Eric DENIS It is with great sadness that the International Geographical Union learned of the passing of Eric DENIS, Senior Research Scientist at CNRS. Eric DENIS made a remarkable contribution to the promotion of geographical research. A recognised specialist in urbanisation in regions such as India, Egypt, and [...]
Announcement IGU Seminar on Geodiversity from Geographical Perspectives 2025 10:00 – 12:40 GMT, 6th October 2025 (Monday) 6th October is the International Geodiversity Day proclaimed by UNESCO in 2021 for a worldwide celebration bringing people together to promote the many aspects of geodiversity. The IGU supports this new initiative strongly, and has established a Geodiversity [...]
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the upcoming 2025 Conference of the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on Informality, Social Change and Development (IGU-ISCD), which will be held from 12 to 14 December 2025 at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. We warmly invite geographers, urban researchers, social scientists, and urban planners to mark their [...]
IGU JOINT CONFERENCE ON EXPLORING LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LAND USE CHANGE, HEALTH, AND BIODIVERSITY IN A CHANGING WORLD Click to download 'First Circular'
2025 IGU Urban Commission Annual Conference Cities and Urban Systems in Transition: Transformations, Resilience, and Policy Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa 11th to 15th August 2025 Click to download Annual Meeting brochure WELCOME The Urban Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU-UGI) in collaboration with the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, South [...]
Photography Contest – “Geographical Impacts of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Basin” We are pleased to announce a photography contest open to students and PhD candidates from the universities of the SULIEIA network. The theme of the contest is the Geographical Impacts of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Basin. Submission Guidelines: The photograph must be [...]
IGU EGYPT, 2025, THEMATIC CONFERENCE 12th - 19th April 2025 “Geo-Spatial Technology, Global Changes & Sustainability” https://iguegypt2025.org/ Organized and Hosted by the: Egyptian Geographical Society (EGS) Under Patronage OF Presidency of Arab Republic of Egypt Guided, Supervised & Shared by: International Geographical Union (IGU) Navigate to the Conference Website: https://iguegypt2025.org/
Report The 3rd International Workshop on Geographic Modeling and Simulation was successfully held at Nanjing Normal University (Suiyuan Campus) from October 26th to October 27th, 2024. With the theme ‘Modeling and Simulation for a Sustainable World’, the workshop focused on theories, approaches, technologies and solutions of geographic modeling and simulation, while exploring the challenges and [...]
IDSSD Distinguished Lecture Series Following the successful distinguished lecture series launched in 2022 in support of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD), the International Science Council GeoUnions are launching a new lecture series in recognition of the ratification by the United Nations of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development [...]
Women in Geography – Paths and Perspectives from Around the World This online event is the 11th SCGES webinar and is organized by the International Geographical Union. Often seen as a bridge between natural and social sciences, geography was institutionalized only in the mid to late 1800s, and its history is intertwined with imperialism, dominance [...]
