Population Dynamics under Environmental Challenges in Serbia
Project goals
Examination of how and to what extent environmental challenges influence three components of population dynamics – fertility, mortality, and migration in Serbia
Innovative Methodology
Combination of demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental data from different sources and levels. Structural equation models (SEM) are employed to identify the causal pathways.
Expected impact
An open data environment stimulates interdisciplinary and multi-domain use of the project’s results and data during and beyond the project’s lifetime.
Our Team
POPENVIROS multidisciplinary team includes researchers with different but at the same time complementary profiles such as demographers, environmental analysts, and statisticians
Project News
The scientific conference Demographic Perspectives on Migration in the 21st Century was held from 19 to 21 November 2025 in Vienna, organized by the Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of...
Within the POPENVIROS project, we have initiated qualitative research through focus groups on the topic of perceptions of environmental challenges and reproductive decisions. 📍 The first focus group...
On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, POPENVIROS member Milica Maričić visited the KTH Royal Institute of Technology – Climate Action Centre and gave a seminar on “How Climate Shapes Populations –...
Aging & social change: Fifteenth interdisciplinary conference was held at the Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden from 22nd to 24th September 2025. Under the motto “Aging, Intergenerational...
On Friday, October 24th, the international conference “Population and Environment: Challenges and Perspectives” was held at the Madlena Art Palace and virtual via ZOOM. The international...
POPENVIROS team member, Petar Vasić, was a guest of the show “Jutarnji program” on RTS television and spoke about the fertility in Serbia, childbirth, family, and measures of population policy. Watch...
Seminar: How Climate Shapes Populations – A Data Analyst’s View on the Climate-Population Connection
We are pleased to announce a guest seminar with Milica Maricic, taking place on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00 at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology – Climate Action Centre...
Principal Investigator, Natalija Mirić, was a guest of the show “Presek” on Newsmax Balkans television and spoke about the demographic situation in Serbia, childbirth, and measures of...
EUGEO 2025 Conference was held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences from 9 September to 11 September 2025. Under the motto “Geographies of a Changing Europe”, conference welcomed over 500 scholars...
The POPENVIROS principal investigator, Natalija Mirić, wrote an article for the magazine Energetski portal. The topic of the article was Demographic Dynamics under the Influence of Climate Change. You...
We are pleased to announce a new publications on the project POPENVIROS. Title of the article 1: THE EFFECTS OF HEATWAVES DAYS ON THE BIRTH RATE IN THECAPITAL CITY OF SERBIA Title of the article 2:...
We are pleased that the Project Progress Update report (H3) of the POPENVIROS project has been successfully accepted by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia. We wish the team members the best of...
We are pleased to announce that the official agenda for the upcoming International Scientific Conference “Population and Environment: Challenges and Perspectives” is now available online. The agenda...
Aleksandra Anić, a member of the POPENVIROS project team, had the great pleasure of attending the Summer School of Advanced Economics from June 22 to 27 on the island of Spetses, Greece. The lecturers...
We are pleased to announce a new publication on the project POPENVIROS. Title of the article: Birth Seasonality, Fetal Loss and Air Temperature in the Serbia-North Region Title of the journal:...
We are pleased to inform you that the first international publication on the POPENVIROS project has been realized. Title of the article: The impact of low temperatures on mortality in Vojvodina...
The regional workshop Addressing the interlinkages between climate change, human mobility and security to strengthen resilience in South-Eastern Europe was held on June 3, 2025 at Sarajevo. Organized...
On May 15, 2025, representatives from the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, alongside World Bank experts within the SAIGE project, as well as specialists in environmental and ethical issues...
The EGU General Assembly 2025 conference, organized by the European Geosciences Union, was held in Vienna from 27 April to 2 May. The EGU 2025 conference hosted over 20.000 participants from 120...
From 24 to 26 April 2025, the 13th scientific conference with international participation “Planning and normative protection of space and the environment” was successfully held in Vršac...
We are pleased to announce that the project activities within working packages 4 and 5 have been successfully implemented. In the past months, we have been analyzing population dynamics and climate...
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the International Scientific Conference “Population and Environment: Challenges and Perspectives”. The organizer of this conference is the University of...
We are pleased that the First Administrative and Financial Report of the POPENVIROS project has been successfully accepted by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia. We wish the team members the...
In the series “Demographic Horizons” which is realized with the support of the Ministry of Family Care and Demography, principal investigator of POPENVIROS project Natalija Mirić talked...
We are pleased that the POPEBVIROS conference has been announced in the newsletter of the European Association for Population Studies. Thank you for your support! Read full EAPS Newsletter 📢 REMINDER...
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the International Scientific Conference “Population and Environment: Challenges and Perspectives”. The organizer of this conference is the University of...
U petak 27. decembra 2024. godine održan je peti sastanak Klimatske platforme, incijative koju je pokrenuo Centar za promociju nauke čiji je cilj okupljanje zajednice, deljenje i promovisanje znanja i...
On December 18, the First Annual Meeting of the POPENVIROS team was held via the MS Teams platform. All 10 members of the POPENVIROS team attended the meeting.The results achieved in the first year of...
Organized by the Faculty of Organizational Sciences in Belgrade, on Wednesday November 6, the final event of the PANACEA project financed by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia within the...
On October 22, 2024, a catch-up meeting of the members of the POPENVIROS team involved in work packages 4 and 5 was held. Slavoljub Dragićević, Vera Gligorijević, Ivan Novković, Petar Vasić, Ivan...
In the organization of the Association of Spatial Planners of Serbia and the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography, and in cooperation with the City of Pirot, in the period from October...
We are pleased to inform you that all activities within Work Packages 2 and 3 has been successfully completed. The activities within WP 2 were related to the data collection, while activities within...
In Zlatibor, from August 29 to 31, 2024, the VI Congress of the Geographers of Serbia was held under the title “Quo vadis geography – Where is geography going?”. Six members of the...
Principal Investigator, Natalija Mirić, was a guest of the show 150 minutes on Prva TV and spoke about the project POPENVIROS, climate changes, and its effects on the population. Watch the entire...
Principal Investigator, Natalija Mirić, spoke for the portal EUpravo zato about the project POPENVIROS, climate changes, and its effects on the population. Read the entire article at this link...
We are pleased to announce that our first Project Progress Report has been successfully accepted by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia. Good luck in the realization of milestones and...
Principal Investigator, Natalija Mirić, spoke for the portal KLIMA 101 about the effects of climate change on fertility. Read the entire article at this link...
On April 8 and 9, the POPENVIROS project was presented at the expert meeting “Citizens’ Voice in Spatial and Urban Planning” held in Vrdnik organized by National Alliance for Local...
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 in more than 150 countries around the world. The intention is to remind people all over the world of the state of the nature of the planet they live on, as well as...
On April 19th and 20th, 2024, Belgrade will host a significant international scientific conference titled “Population in Post-Yugoslav Countries: (Dis)similarities and Perspectives”. This event...
On April 8, 2024, a catch-up meeting of the members of the POPENVIROS team involved in work package 2 was held. Slavoljub Dragićević, Ivan Novković, Natalija Mirić, Damjan Bakić, and Tijana...
As part of the activities of the Society of Demographers of Serbia, a series of online panel discussions under the name Demografisanje is organized. The idea is to bring demographers and researchers...
We are pleased to inform you that all activities within Work Package 1 have been successfully completed. The activities within WP 1 were related to the collection and critical review of previous...
On Monday, February 26, 2024, the POPENVIROS project “Population dynamics under environmental challenges in Serbia” financed under the Prizma program of the Science Fund of the Republic of...
Pozivamo sve zainteresovane da prisustvuju Tribini Vukove Zadužbini na kojoj će biti predstavljen projekat POPENVIROS. Na tribini će govoriti dr Slavoljub Dragićević, redovni profesor Geografskog...
RTS Lab: From idea to identity on RTS Science Through the creation of new ideas, knowledge and solutions, science contributes to the improvement of life. Ideas and implementation need to be supported...
The PR team of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia organized a working breakfast attended by media representatives and three principal investigators of the projects from the Science Fund...
“Jedan od najvećih izazova sa kojim se Srbija danas suočava jeste demografske prirode, a proističe iz negativnih trendova u dinamici stanovništva u poslednjih nekoliko decenija.” Ceo tekst...
On February 1, 2024, a catch-up meeting of the members of the POPENVIROS team involved in work package 1 (project preparation) was held. Vera Gligorijević, Slavoljub Dragićević, Ivan Novković, Petar...
At the end of 2023 (December 11), POPENVIROS project officially began with a kick-off meeting at the Faculty of Geography. The team members discussed the project activities, internal communication and...
Project title:
Population Dynamics under Environmental Challenges in Serbia
Program: PRISMA,
Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia
Subprogram: Social and humanities sciences
Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia
Subprogram: Social and humanities sciences
Project ID: 7358
Starting date: 01.12.2023.
Project duration: 3 years
Principal investigator:
Natalija Mirić
Professor Assistant
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Geography
Natalija Mirić
Professor Assistant
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Geography
The POPENVIROS website was developed with the financial support of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia.










