*New* ICONICS Webinar on Launching the Scenario Evolution Process (02/12/26)
Posted: 1/28/2026 (Local Events)
The International Committee On New Integrated Climate Change Assessment Scenarios (ICONICS) invites you to join a webinar on 12 February 2026, Launching the Scenario Evolution Process. This webinar will introduce the Scenario Evolution Process (SEP) and provide information on how to engage with the development of the next generation of community scenarios. The webinar will be recorded for those unable to attend and posted to the ICONICS website. An additional Q&A session will also be held the first week of March.
To register for the webinar and hear more about options of staying engaged in the evolution process going forward use this link.
Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) have provided a widely adopted foundation for climate-centric research, yet their design limits applicability in the context of today’s interconnected global challenges. To address these limitations, the ICONICS has initiated SEP: a community-led initiative to critically reassess, adapt, and potentially transform the SSPs to a more fit-for-purpose framework that supports research on resilient, equitable, and sustainable development and develop socioeconomic scenarios that have applicability beyond the climate change domain.
Speakers will provide detail on the motivation, vision and process for SEP, with information on several concordant activities:
- A multi-stage survey to both scenario producers, as well as users of scenario-based information. This engagement aims to broaden perspectives, incorporate feedback from a broad audience, and reduce Global North bias.
- An academic literature exchange, incorporating recommendations towards an updated scenario framework.
- A series of workshops and conference sessions to engage with a diverse range of communities
Date: 02/12/2026