International Geographical Union (IGU)
Union géographique internationale (UGI)
Unión Geografica Internacional
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URL: https://igu-online.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGUOnline/
Founded
1922-07-27 Brussels Belgium
History
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Promote geography through initiating and coordinating geographical research and teaching in all countries of the world.
Events
2028-07-09 | Melbourne, VIC Australia – International Geographical Congress248 past events available with paid subscription only.
Activities
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Cooperates with: F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU); B-XB3548 - WHO; B-XB3556 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Accredited by: B-XB2115 - International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). Partner of: E-XJ7860 - United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM). Member of: A-XA1728 - International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH). Observer to: E-XE0198 - United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN). Links with: E-XE1118 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); F-XE4356 - Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB); E-XE3281 - Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP); B-XB3383 - UNESCO.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Represented in: E-XE0319 - Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA); E-XE3209 - Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Member of: A-XM6956 - International Science Council (ISC); E-XJ3664 - UN-GGO: Geospatial Societies (UN-GGIM GS). Appointed observer of: E-XE0323 - Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). Spatial Data Handling cooperates with: B-XB2496 - International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).
Various levels of official liaison with: C-XC0370 - International Mountain Society (IMS); A-XA2654 - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN); C-XC2786 - International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST); C-XC2663 - International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA); E-XE2321 - Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE). Also links with: G-XD5192 - Association of American Geographers (AAG); D-XD6259 - Association of European Geographical Societies (EUGEO); D-XD6101 - Association internationale de climatologie (AIC); F-XM2916 - Fondation Mattei Dogan (FMD); B-XB1447 - International Cartographic Association (ICA); A-XA2722 - International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG); B-XB2568 - International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS); E-XE1593 - General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO); G-XN1755 - Royal Geographical Society - with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG). Links indicated by: F-XF1798 - European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO).
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UIA Org ID
XB2079
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