IGU JOINT CONFERENCE: October 13-17 2025, Lima, Peru
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, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa, 11th to 15th August 2025
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
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 [...]
Cairo Thematic Conference abstract submission until 31st January 2025
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/
3rd International Workshop on Geographic Modeling and Simulation was Successfully Held
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, Tuesday 12TH November 2024 at 10h00 UTC (GMT)
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 [...]
SCGES webinar Women in Geography – Paths and Perspectives from Around the World
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 [...]
IGU well-represented at the Beijing Normal University (BNU) Summer School, 4-7 June, 2024
Wenwu Zhao (chair of Future Earth Commission), Fahu Chen (President of Geographical Society of China), Barbaros Gönençgil (IGU Secretary-General), Mike Meadows (IGU President), Yukio Himiyama (IGU Past-President), Yansui Liu (Chair of Agricultural and Land Engineering Commission), Min Chen (Chair of IGU Modeling Commission)
UN Group of Friends on Science for Action statement on gender equality in science
To: All Members of the International Science Council (ISC) Dear ISC Member, Acknowledging the persistent gender gap in STEM worldwide, the ISC and UNESCO supported a statement by Ambassador Kridelka at the 9th Assembly of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. He represented the co-chairs of the UN Group of Friends on [...]
Obituary: Prof. Dr. Salah Abdel-Gaber Ghonim Eisa (1951-2023)
Obituary Prof. Dr. Salah Abdel-Gaber Ghonim Eisa (1951-2023) was a prominent Egyptian geographer who specialized in Rural Geography early in his career and we remember him fondly for his enthusiastic dedication to Geography. We also celebrate him for his love of poetry and the arts. Indeed, Prof. Eisa often composed poems which he recited publicly [...]