IBGE Joins Global Tipping Points Conference in Kuala Lumpur
Brazil's IBGE took part in the Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, discussing new measures of human development beyond economic indicators.
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The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics participated in the Global Tipping Points Conference 2026, held October 12-15 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. President Marcio Pochmann represented the institute at talks on new references for measuring human development and sustainability.
- The conference ran from October 12 to 15, 2026, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- IBGE president Marcio Pochmann represented the institute at the meeting.
- A featured panel addressed a proposed Human Flourishing index.
Brazilian statistics institute joins Kuala Lumpur meeting
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, known as IBGE, took part in the Global Tipping Points Conference 2026, held from October 12 to 15 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The institute said its president, Marcio Pochmann, represented it at the gathering of international institutions focused on environmental, social and economic challenges.
The conference, held in Asia for the first time, brought together experts and leaders in science, public policy, finance, health, business and civil society. Its program was organized around three areas: understanding ongoing transformations, fostering new perspectives and accelerating actions meant to produce lasting change.
Panel focuses on measuring human development
A highlighted session titled From tipping points to flourishing: heading towards a Human Flourishing index discussed new references for assessing human development and the conditions societies need to advance sustainably. The conference also addressed tipping points, described as thresholds beyond which changes in natural or social systems can trigger rapid, deep transformations.
According to the IBGE, the discussion covered risks linked to climate change and ecosystem degradation as well as ways to speed positive change through public policies, investment, innovation and international cooperation. Pochmann said the institute's experience producing official statistics and geoscientific information could help future indicators reflect living conditions and planetary sustainability more broadly. The IBGE said its participation reinforces cooperation among statistical institutions and international agencies on indicators suited to contemporary transformations.
What did the IBGE contribute to discussions at the Kuala Lumpur conference?
It was represented by president Marcio Pochmann, who said the institute's experience in official statistics and geoscientific information could help shape indicators covering living conditions and environmental sustainability.
Sources & further reading
- IBGE participates in global debate about the future of Earth and human development | News Agency ↗agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br
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