Climate Change and Fertility
Interest in the effect of climate change on major demographic processes is burgeoning. While our understanding of the linkages between climate, mortality, and migration are relatively well developed, the effects of rising temperatures on human fertility rates are not. In this lecture, Dr. Wilde will discuss this research area, its history and development, and how he and his coauthors are filling knowledge gaps in this field. He will not only focus on the overall effects of climate change on fertility, but will also outline what is known about the mechanisms which drive the link between temperature and birthrates. Importantly, he will focus on where our understanding is still limited, providing a roadmap for future researchers to follow.
Date: 8 February 2023, 16:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Hilary 2023)
Venue: Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF
Venue Details: Clay Room
Speaker: Joshua Wilde (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)
Organising department: Nuffield College
Organisers: Ridhi Kashyap (University of Oxford), Prof. Melinda Mills (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: maxine.collett@nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Nuffield College Sociology Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Maxine Collett