Tomorrow Needs Us Today

The IISD 2020-2025 strategic direction, termed the CREATE framework, prioritizes driving clean energy transitions, sustainable resource management, and the reform of global economic rules. The organization aims to leverage the post-COVID-19 recovery to 'build back better' by avoiding high-carbon futures and addressing magnified inequalities. Key operational goals include strengthening multilateralism, advancing gender equality, and expanding the reach of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin.

• IISD's strategic priorities for 2020-2025 are organized under the 'CREATE' framework, which consists of five pillars: Climate, Resources, Economies, Act Together, and Engage.
• In the area of climate, IISD intends to promote clean energy transitions and fossil fuel subsidy reform, while increasing the resilience of developing countries through the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network.
• The organization's resource strategy focuses on sustainable freshwater management, agriculture, and mining, including leading global thought on the responsible sourcing of minerals and metals required for the energy transition.
• IISD aims to reform global economic governance by working with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to create rules that prioritize inclusion, equality, and natural capital.
• The organization views the COVID-19 pandemic as a critical juncture to ensure economic recovery packages do not lock the world into a high-carbon future and instead pave the way for a sustainable economy.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2020). Tomorrow Needs Us Today. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-07/iisd-2020-2025-strategic-direction.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Tomorrow Needs Us Today. 2020. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-07/iisd-2020-2025-strategic-direction.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2020tomorrow, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Tomorrow Needs Us Today}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-07/iisd-2020-2025-strategic-direction.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }