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33rd International Geographical Congress 2016<\/h1>\n

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Global Understanding in International Dialogue<\/h2>\n

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At the congress in Beijing, Global Understanding was presented in a context of worldwide academic exchange. This was important for us because it connected the IYGU to current debates within geography on global change, sustainability and the role of local everyday practices in a closely interconnected world. The event showed that the IYGU was not only a public initiative, but also a concept with strong relevance for international scientific dialogue.<\/p>\n

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Opening Ceremony<\/p>\n

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The IGU Laureates\u2019 from left to right: Prof Benno Werlen (IYGU) and Prof \u00a0Carl Folke (Director of the Resilience Center Stockholm) presented by IGU Secretary General Prof Michael Meadows.<\/p>\n

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At the closing ceremony, the IYGU’s executive director, Prof. Benno Werlen, was awarded the Laur\u00e9at d\u2019Honneur, established for the recognition of individuals who have achieved distinction in international geography. He was awarded \u201cfor his lifelong contributions to geographical science, as an internationally recognized scholar, and for opening new paths of scientific cooperation at the highest level\u201d.<\/p>\n

The congress \u2013 attended by about geographers form all over the world \u2013 aimed\u2013very much in line with the IYGU program\u2013at promoting the harmony between humankind and nature, respecting the nature and cultural difference, and leading geographers from all over the world to conduct the researchers on global understanding<\/strong>, future earth and sustainable development in a profound way. Consequently, the IYGU played a central role in many sessions with general presentations an case studies, including \u201cGeographical Sciences and Future Earth\u201d, \u201cClimate Change and Global Understanding\u201d, \u201cUrbanization and Sustainable Development\u201d, \u201cEnvironment-Health and Social Welfare\u201d and \u201cGeography in Different Cultures\u201d. The IYGU was presented on \u201cGlobal Understanding for Global Sustainability in one of the 9 plenary lectures.<\/p>\n

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2016 International Year of Global Understanding<\/strong>
Proclaimed by the international councils of the natural, social and human sciences<\/p>\n

Executive Director
Benno Werlen<\/p>\n

Secretariat
c\/o Department of Geography
L\u00f6bdergraben 32
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
07743 Jena
Germany<\/p>\n

Phone: +49 36 41 \/ 94 88 40
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