Climate Change, Environmental Hazards and Population DynamicsRostock, Germany, 11–12 November 2025
Organized by Risto Conte Keivabu, Ebru Sanlitürk, Daniela Perrotta, Emilio Zagheni (MPIDR) and Raya Muttarak (University of Bologna).
Under the umbrella of the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Population
The aim of the conference was to discuss how climate change and environmental hazards shape population dynamics through their effects on health, mortality, migration, and fertility. Also, they discussed aspects related to inequality, adaptation, and resilience, in an interdisciplinary manner. The workshop also provided an opportunity for participants to present and discuss new methods and data for analyzing the links between climate and health, and climate and demography.
The conference programme included 6 keynote presentations, 22 regular presentations, a poster session including 5 posters and a final Panel discussion session. There were 58 participants in person, mainly from European and US institutions, as well as 50 participants who joined virtually, including from Africa, Asia and South America. The conference successfully initiated interdisciplinary dialogue between researchers from the fields of demography, sociology, epidemiology, and climate science, creating new connections between the disciplines and prospects for collaboration.
There was ample opportunity for exchange and discussion of innovative analytical approaches, particularly regarding the integration of spatial, administrative, and climate data to analyze impacts on outcomes such as migration, fertility, mortality and many others. Participants also took the opportunity to discuss which areas of research in the field of climate and population should be given priority. The combination of climate data, demographic methods, and health research opens up new joint venues of research to better understand population dynamics in the context of climate change.
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