Toward a Demography of Crisis 
and Resilience

Tuesday 3 March 2026

 

Watch a recording of the webinar:

 

 

Crises and shocks are reshaping population dynamics worldwide — from climate disruption and forced displacement to conflict, pandemics, and economic upheaval. What do these shocks mean for fertility, family life, migration, and health? And how can demographers support policy and crisis response when data is incomplete, delayed, or unreliable? This lively roundtable explores both short-term emergencies and longer-term demographic consequences — and what resilience really means in demographic terms.

 

This IUSSP Webinar brings to a wider audience the "IUSSP plenary session Crises, Shocks and Resilient Populations" that was first held at the International Population Conference (IPC2025) in Brisbane, Australia in July 2025. 

 

Speakers:

 

Panelists:

  • Roman Hoffmann (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA) — The Climate Crisis
  • Orsola Torrisi (McGill University) — Wars and Conflicts
  • Natalie Nitsche (Australian National University) — Pandemics and Health Crises
  • Cassio Turra (Cedeplar, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) — Economic and Political Shocks & Inequalities
  • Arnstein Aassve (Bocconi University)— Resilient Populations

Moderator: Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi (Vienna Institute of Demography)

Q&A Moderator: Nico van Nimwegen (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute - NIDI)