Population dynamics and climate change

Abstract:
The talk focuses on the reciprocal relationships between population dynamics and climate change. Human population is closely linked with the environmental system both through the impact of population dynamics on the climate system and as an agent being affected by climate change. First, Dr. Muttarak will discuss how human population influences the climate through production and consumption and how population dynamics including population size, distribution and composition  matters. The demographic metabolism theory which explain societal changes partly through cohort replacement is also introduced as a conceptual framework underlying forecasting of future population dynamics and their impact on the climate. Next, she will explain the differential impact of climate change on human population emphasizing on demographically differentiated vulnerability. In particular, the potential feedback of climate change on population dynamics through influencing the three demographic components: fertility, mortality and migration, will be explored. Finally, advancement in population projections and its relevance for the climate change community will be discussed.