Post2020

Post2020 is a term used in international policy discourse to refer to governance and development initiatives that extend beyond the year 2020. It functions as a label rather than a single organization or project, and it appears across domains where planning horizons reach into the 2020s and beyond, such as biodiversity, sustainable development, disaster risk reduction, and climate action. The expression gained traction as observers shifted attention from 2020 milestone targets toward longer-term goals and refreshed commitments after the expiry of earlier frameworks.

In biodiversity governance, Post2020 is most visible in the Global Biodiversity Framework negotiated under the Convention on Biological Diversity. This post2020 framework is intended to guide biodiversity policy from 2021 through 2030 and beyond, emphasizing expanded protected areas, restoration, sustainable use, and equity. It is designed to replace or supersede the prior decade’s targets and to align biodiversity action with other global agendas.

In sustainable development policy, the term is used to describe the ongoing implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals beyond 2020. Post2020 planning covers monitoring, financing, and accountability mechanisms to sustain progress through the 2020s and into the next decade.

Other domains, including disaster risk reduction and climate action, also employ the Post2020 label to denote updated or continued frameworks that begin after 2020. Critics note that the term can be vague unless tied to a specific framework, targets, or governance arrangement.

Overall, Post2020 serves as a generic umbrella for policy processes and agreements that continue beyond the year 2020, signaling continuity and adaptation in international governance.