News & Events
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New semester, new discussions: "Earth Futures" colloquium returns on November 12, 2025Join us every other Wednesday at noon to explore the diverse research in geography, including the latest findings. The colloquium offers students, staff members, and other interested people a chance to engage in discussions about the future of our planet.
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Resilience Rising: iCARE25 Concludes Successfully in Munich with the Launch of the Munich Climate Resilience Initiative (MCRI)Munich, 29 October 2025 — The International Climate Resilience Conference 2025 (iCARE25) concluded successfully this week at the Catholic Academy in Bavaria (Kardinal-Wendel-Haus) in Munich.
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Presentations at Adaptation Futures 2025The Chair of Human Geography and Human Environment Relations presented its work in a number of talks at this year’s Adaptation Futures conference in Christchurch (New Zealand), 13-16 October 2025.
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New positions at CDRterra in Education & CommunicationWe are looking for two new team members in Education for Sustainable Development and Science Communication focused on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR).
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Save the date! Academic graduation ceremony 2025The 2025 academic graduation ceremony of the Department of Geography at LMU Munich for graduates of our bachelor's and master's programmes in the winter semester 2024/25 + summer semester 2025 will take place on Friday, 21 November 2025.
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Two Positions in Knowledge Transfer and Visual Communication for CDRterra
CDRterra is hiring: Knowledge Transfer Lead (E14 TV-L) and Visual Designer (E13 TV-L), both 75%, starting November 2025.
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28 MayLehre@Geo Conference on 28.05.2025The StudForschung@Geo funding instrument gives students the opportunity to carry out their own research projects. At the conference, the students will give an insight into their projects in a lecture and a poster presentation.
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Call for abstracts - International Climate Resilience Conference, 26-29 October 2025International Climate Resilience Conference at LMU Munich, Germany, 26-29 October 2025
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New international partnership project with ChileThe GIST Hub promotes sustainable innovation and inclusive governance.
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New semester, new discussions: "Earth Futures" colloquium returns on May 7, 2025Join us every other Wednesday at noon to explore the diverse research in geography, including the latest findings. The colloquium offers students, staff members, and other interested people a chance to engage in discussions about the future of our planet.
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Climate scientist Julia Pongratz becomes member of the LeopoldinaThe holder of the Chair of Physical Geography and Land Use Systems has been accepted as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle/Saale.
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Recap: 2nd EnMAP User Workshop in MunichMore than 100 Remote Sensing experts from all over the world came to Munich to discuss their work with EnMAP.
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Participation at the IPCC’s First Lead Author Meeting in Japan for the Special Report on Climate Change and CitiesThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) held the First Lead Author Meeting in Osaka, Japan from 10. – 14. March 2025 for the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
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New extension subject ‘Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the teaching profession’The extension subject ‘Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the teaching profession’ will be launched in the coming winter semester. At LMU, we are even one step ahead...
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COAST-SCAPES Project Secures EU Funding: A New Opportunity for Coastal Resilience ResearchA new research project, COAST-SCAPES, has recently been approved for funding under the EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change. Titled “Rethinking COASTal landSCAPES with climate-resilient interventions: systemic land-to-sea solutions”
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Prof. Johannes Glückler introduced the GIST-Hub at LateinamerikatagThe partnership between LMU and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile will promote governance solutions for sustainability transitions.
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International workshop on Leveraging technology and societal innovation in urban water managementDate: July 31 - August 01, 2025 Venue: Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung, Südliches Schlossrondell 23, 80638 München
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Matthias Garschagen appointed Coordinating Lead Author in the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and CitiesProf. Matthias Garschagen has been appointed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) within the Upcoming Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
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Graduation Ceremony 2024We congratulate 80 students for their Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
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Julia Pongratz among the „Highly Cited Researchers”Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz is one of the most successful scientists in her field according to a recent publication analysis.
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New Report from the Global Carbon ProjectThe latest report shows that global CO2 emissions are continuing to rise, with no trend reversal in sight.
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New publication in Nature CitiesThis publication presents an overview of progress and gaps in climate change adaptation in coastal cities around the world.
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New semester, new discussions: "Earth Futures" colloquium returns on November 13, 2024Join us every other Wednesday at noon to explore the diverse research in geography, including the latest findings. The colloquium offers students, staff members, and other interested people a chance to engage in discussions about the future of our planet.
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02 Apr—04 Apr2. EnMAP User Workshop 2025We bring the Hyperspectral Community to Munich!
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EARSeL Young Scientist Awardis going to Munich!
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02 Apr—04 Apr2. EnMAP User Workshop 2025
We bring the Hyperspectral Community to Munich!
