IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems

Welcome to the IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems!

The Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems (CSRS) is one of the forty commissions of the International Geographical Union (IGU). Since 1992, CSRS has endeavoured to achieve a better understanding of rural areas and of their sustainability.

The future is in the countryside!

You are wholeheartedly invited to join us, to participate in our activities and to enable us, together, to be the change that we want to see in the world!

Latest Updates

The 32nd Colloquium of the IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems “New Ruralities: Contestations and Iterations on Rural Spatialities” will be held in the Philippines, 1-6 December 2025

The 33rd Colloquium of the IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems will be held in Italy in June 2026. Please stay alert for any announcements that come out so you can attend it!