Scenarios and pathways, combined with elicitation methods, are becoming widely used to assess adaptation and resilience strategies  . They can support the consideration of a wide range of alternative possible futures , enabling identification of potential path dependencies caused by adaptation options  . They can also increase the willingness of stakeholders to consider costly actions, by placing them within broader sequences of action  . The development, consideration and understanding of scenarios can be enhanced by using visualisation tools to better display storylines, enabling the discussion of alternative futures by participants in decision-making processes  .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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