Toward a Demography of Crisis 
and Resilience

Online (Zoom), Tuesday 3 March 2026

13:00–14:30 UTC Universal Time
[14:00–15:30 CET - Paris time]

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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 webinar brings the IUSSP plenary session Crises, Shocks and Resilient Populations, first held at IPC2025 in Brisbane last July, to a wider audience. Because the subject deserves broader discussion beyond the conference room, we are opening the conversation to all those who were unable to attend in person.

Join us for a lively roundtable exploring both short-term emergencies and longer-term demographic consequences — and what resilience really means in demographic terms.

Panelists & topics:

• 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)