Raymond Debord, author of the book 'Towards a world without children? Facing the demographic winter', will host a conference in Rodez on Thursday 4 June to discuss the decline in birth rate and its consequences. The conference will take place at the Archives départementales de l'avenue Victor-Hugo at 18h30. The speaker will address a question that has become central in many countries: why are we having fewer children? And especially, what consequences will this evolution have on society? Behind the demographic question, there are very concrete issues, such as the future of schools and local services, the balance of generations, the financing of pensions and social protection, the attractiveness of rural territories, etc. The subject goes far beyond the family sphere: it touches on our social model and its economic sustainability. In his book, Raymond Debord proposes an accessible and documented reflection on what he calls 'the demographic winter', analyzing the cultural, social, and economic mutations that explain the decline in birth rate. His approach combines sociological, anthropological, and policy reflection.