This paper is part of my M.Phil.  Research on Geopolitics of shelterbelt Region: A case study of Syria, which discussed the geopolitics of the Syrian war. The geographical and political instability in Syria had begun in March 2011, influenced by Arab Spring, results into civil war. Multiple narratives put forwarded to explain the causes behind the war ranging from ideological, ethnic, and religious to sectarian. However, in particular, the climatic and environmental factors had been imperative engenders of the Syrian war. The climatic and environmental issues created constrain on limited resources in Syria, hence acted as catalyst in the war. The objective of the paper is to look into the relationship between climate, resources, and war; and how this complex relationship structured the Syrian war. For this purpose, the paper seeks to analyze the various causes of the Syrian war with more focus on the climatic and environmental issues.  Along with it the paper will also try to analyze why Syrian civil war attracted multiple international powers which altered the geography of civil war nearly converted it into a new cold war.

Keywords: Syrian War, Civil War, Climate, Resources, Geopolitics, Climatic and Environmental.