ABSTRACT
The discussion in Chapters 5 to 7 has shown that climate change is altering the natural systems that support human societies worldwide. These transformation processes translate into the four conflict constellations set out in Sections 6.2–6.5, in a manner moderated by the specific geographical and social conditions. Those conflict constellations show how climate change can become a driver of social destabilization in several regions of the world. The following analysis in Section 8.1 highlights structural attributes of these climate-induced conflicts that clearly differ from the conflicts surrounding environmental degradation and resource scarcity explored in Chapter 3.
