{"id":2,"date":"2018-02-14T22:14:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T06:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/wordpress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:30:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/","title":{"rendered":"ICONICS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ScenariosForumiconicslogo-300x200.png\" alt=\"ICONICS logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ScenariosForumiconicslogo-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ScenariosForumiconicslogo-375x250.png 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ScenariosForumiconicslogo.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-3-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p class=\"intro\">\nICONICS aims to organize the process of developing new socioeconomic scenarios to facilitate interdisciplinary research and assessment on climate change mitigation and adaptation.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The International Committee On New Integrated Climate change assessment Scenarios (ICONICS) develops, facilitates, and promotes the use of socioeconomic development pathways to support interdisciplinary research and assessment of climate change-related risks, and to support exploration of the effectiveness of adaptation and mitigation policies and actions across spatial and temporal scales to reduce those risks within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>ICONICS facilitates this mission through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vertical integration: developing and applying integrative, cross-scale, and cross-sectoral scenarios;<\/li>\n<li>Horizontal integration: fostering interaction across scientific disciplines engaged in climate change research to develop, apply, and evaluate integrated scenarios bridging climate change, projected risks, adaptation, and mitigation; and<\/li>\n<li>Broadening the scope: promoting adaptation and mitigation research to support achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/background\/\">background information<\/a>\u00a0on the process of developing new socioeconomic scenarios.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Recent webinar<\/h2>\n<p>On 12 February 2026, ICONICS launched the Scenario Evolution Process of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways through a virtual webinar. Speakers provided detail on the motivation, vision and process for the Scenario Evolution Process, with an invitation to listeners to engage in the evolution process going forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See the recording, register for Q&amp;A sessions, and <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/events-2\/webinars\/\">learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"box-outer\">\n<div class=\"box two box-none box-tan\">\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">Publications and resources<\/h2>\n<p>Browse <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/publications\/\">publications<\/a> to 2019 describing the scenario process and early use of the SSPs, explore the SSP scenario database, or learn more about two special issues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/publications\/ssps\/\">Special Issue on the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/iconics\/publications\/ssps-climate-change-research\/\">Special Issue on the Quantification of the new Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) for climate change research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tile\">\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">Mailing List<\/h2>\n<p>Join the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailman.u.washington.edu\/mailman\/listinfo\/iconics_ssps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICONICS Mailing List<\/a>\u00a0to stay informed about the activities of the ICONICS committee, receive news on the development of the new socioeconomic scenarios for climate change research, or post your own questions to the scenarios community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission The International Committee On New Integrated Climate change assessment Scenarios (ICONICS) develops, facilitates, and promotes the use of socioeconomic development pathways to support interdisciplinary research and assessment of climate change-related risks, and to support exploration of the effectiveness of adaptation and mitigation policies and actions across spatial and temporal scales to reduce those risks within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. 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