Extending from Adaptation to Resilience Pathways: Perspectives from the Conceptual Framework to Key Insights

The extent and timescale of climate change impacts remain uncertain, including global temperature increase, sea level rise, and more frequent and intense extreme events. Uncertainties are compounded by cascading effects. Nevertheless, decision-makers must take action. Adaptation pathways, an approach for developing dynamic adaptive policymaking, are widely considered suitable for planning urban or regional climate change adaptation, but often lack integration of measures for disaster risk management. This article emphasizes the need to strengthen Adaptation Pathways by bringing together explicitly slow-onset impacts and sudden climate disasters within the framework of Resilience Pathways. It explores key features of Adaptation Pathways—such as thresholds, performance assessments, and visual tools—to enhance their capacity to address extreme events and foster the integration of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management.