CARE — Strategic Plan 2026–2031
ICCROM Strategic Plan 2026–2031 · CARE Vision
With Conserve, Activate, Recognize, Engage at its core, ICCROM positions heritage as a living resource — a catalyst for resilience, sustainable development, and positive transformation for communities, Member States, and partners worldwide.
Working with Member States and partners worldwide through the ICCROM Strategic Plan 2026–2031 and CARE Vision, we seek to transform how heritage is conserved, activated, and recognized — it becomes a catalyst for resilience, sustainable development, and positive transformation.
The CARE framework guides nine priority areas that turn heritage into a force for people, planet, and peace.
Strategic Direction 1
Upskill and adapt to meet new conservation challenges
Strengthening conservation and risk management capacities, promoting people-centred and participatory approaches, and helping the sector prepare for future change.
Strategic Direction 2
Accelerate positive change and sustainable socio-economic growth through heritage
Leveraging heritage for durable climate solutions, social cohesion, and better lives and livelihoods, so that communities come together to resolve common challenges.
Strategic Direction 3
Strengthen policy inclusion and coherence, and support for heritage
Building evidence of heritage’s societal value, encouraging cross-sector collaboration, and promoting its inclusion in policy and decision-making.
Strategic Direction 4
Build lasting cooperation around heritage, at every level
Working with Member States, partners, and communities worldwide, ICCROM embeds heritage in inclusive, rights-based cooperation — strengthening participation, capacity building, and shared responsibility for sustainable development.
“Our heritage is not a luxury — it is a lifeline. It connects generations, fosters peace, and drives social cohesion, resilience and development.” — ICCROM, Strategic Plan 2026–2031
Together with our Member States, partners, and communities, we ensure heritage is not only safeguarded, but also unleashed as a resource to shape better futures for all.