9. Conclusion

The analysis consisted of two parts: the chapters ‘Climate Conflicts: The Pathways (Chap. 2),’ ‘State Responsibility (Chap. 3),’ ‘Climate Conflicts and International Environmental Law (Chap. 4),’ and ‘Legal Consequences (Chap. 5)’ belonged together; they covered the physical science background on climate change and conflict, state responsibility, international environmental law, and liability. The second part of the analysis consisted of the chapters ‘Climate Change and the Use of Force (Chap. 6)’ and ‘Climate Conflicts and International Humanitarian Law (Chap. 7),’ which covered the UN Charter and IHL. The chapter ‘Definition of Climate Conflicts (Chap. 8)’ then combined the findings of the previous chapters and offered a definition of the term ‘climate conflict.’