Fertility rate is declining globally. South Korea holds the lowest global ranking, with less than one child per mother; Italy & Spain’s low fertility links to economic pressure, and Singapore blames its decreasing trend to the cost of living and the changing attitudes toward pregnancy.
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As the world gets more uncertain, people fear the future, leading to indecision about having children. Climate change is one of the factors impacting this uncertainty. “I cannot see myself as responsible for the life of another human being, for generating a new life that would become another burden to a planet that is so overloaded already,” a BBC interviewee says.
While studies link natural disasters to fertility fluctuations, and users online show growing interest in fostering and adoption over pregnancy, one region proves that the association between child desire goes beyond the amount and intensity of natural disasters.
