Broader implications and future goals

Under current emissions pathways, global temperatures are set to increase by at least an average of 2.7°C \cite{ipcc2022}. While changes in range shifts have already been modelled, the impact of these drastic changes on community structure is currently not studied. Examining how these impact great ape communities can shed light into social strategies that helped early Hominid communities survive natural disasters, and can provide insight into how providing access to more water and food resources to wild chimpanzee communities in times of extreme drought can mitigate inter-group conflicts as well as aiding their survival. Ultimately, this project aims to explore the impacts of Anthropogenic climate change on warfare, social structures in chimpanzees, but the methodology can be applied to many different social species, including all great apes; and will fundamentally change our understanding of the impacts unchecked climate change will have on our closest relatives.