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Current discourse relating to climate change, conflict, migration (CCM), and the causal links thereof, is polarized. It is widely acknowledged that climate change will have a detrimental effect on quality of life, and that this impact will not be homogeneous across the globe. However, proposed causal links among CCM remain contentious. This paper argues that to better grasp the implications of climate change on global society and security, it is vital to develop a more systemic understanding of the interplay among CCM. Although this nexus is already recognized, studies to date have tended to be qualitative and statistical evidence of multivariate causality has been lacking, where quantitative analysis is present, it has typically been limited to two components at a time; few studies have addressed the nexus holistically, making research conclusions sometimes difficult to reconcile. Hence, by reviewing literature from a …