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Geography and Geography Education for a Better World: The five biggest problems in the world according to the EU are poverty, hunger and lack of drinking water, climate change, economic situation, international terrorism and availability of energy.

All of these problems are related with geography. I believe that the involvement of geography in the process of solving these problems will have an important effect to help solve these problems more easily. Therefore, in this context, I plan to work on to give direction to geographers, both in my country and abroad, to be more involved in the resolution process of these important issues.

I believe that geography has an important role on addressing and solving the inequalities between the developed and undeveloped countries. I will try to make sure that this significant role of geography is realized by the decision-makers. It is my belief that effective communication within the UN and EU is important in order to achieve this goal. Therefore I will work harder to strengthen the activities performed with ICSU and ISSC.

On the other hand, besides from all of these important problems, the main problem of the world with a population of 7 billion is education. In terms of sustainable development and environmental protection, it is essential that the children and young people understand the world they live in. Geography is one of the most important courses that will teach them where they live. Therefore, strengthening the geography education is important for a better world. I strongly believe that better geography education starting from primary school to university can change many things in the world; therefore I will contribute to the development of geography education both in my country and within the IGU.