IDDRI gathers knowledge and expertise on the main international themes of sustainable development, especially those which are subject to controversy, for the benefit of public and private decision-makers, both economic and social. IDDRI also carries out forward thinking, in cooperation with the actors involved, in order to anticipate emerging challenges and to deal with them from the outset. Finally, IDDRI identifies the platforms for dialogue that are required in order to remove the barriers to understanding and appreciating the issues at stake.