ABSTRACT
In a world of finite resources, and more particularly, in a situation where those resources necessary to produce food and sustain livelihoods are threatened by impending climate change, what effects does this scarcity of resources have on social interaction? Does a lack of resources, such as land or water, entice people to fight for these limited resources? Conventional wisdom suggests that when their livelihoods are threatened, people will fight over resources. However, the academic literature paints a more complex picture and remains divided about whether and to what extent resource scarcity contributes to conflict.
