Policy Coherence & the 2030 Agenda Building on the PCD experience James Mackie, Martin Ronceray & Eunike Spierings EU PCD Focal Points meeting – Brussels, 22 February 2017

Content / outline here Objectives of paper Approaches to integrated policy making Creating a PCSD system Recommendations

1. Objectives of the paper

1. Objectives of paper Transition to the 2030 Agenda On-going dialogue with a number of European PCD focal points Transition to the 2030 Agenda Understand nature of PCSD See how it differs from PCD Can we build on the PCD experience for working with PCSD?

2. Approaches to integrated policy making

2. Approaches to integrated policy making Identified 4 different approaches PCD tradition: Policy coherence for development Other policies should not undermine core policy / Unidirectional Issue-based mainstreaming Integrate specific concern in core policy / Unidirectional Multi-sector approaches: nexus approach – SDGs have similar approach Address concerns of several sectors simultaneously / Multi-directional Collective Responsibility: cabinet responsibility, whole-of-government Unified strategy to which all ministers adhere / Multi-directional

2. Analysed how they worked against 8 criteria Rationale Problem Definition Goal Direction of coherence Mechanisms Legal and policy statements Coherence promoting system Implementing Authority Impact Monitoring and evaluation Constraints and challenges PCD tradition was well developed with more tools than others; system idea important; some similar tools were used in different approaches

3. Creating a PCSD system

3. Creating a PCSD system Some examples Analysis of what tools might be useful for PCSD Table with Summary of lessons for PCSD – using same 8 criteria Some examples Coherence promotion system PCD ‘champions’ or ‘policy entrepreneurs’ has worked well could extend this to PCSD: Multiple champions working as a group Focus on a limited number of issues - lesson from Nexus + PCD Implementing Authority All approaches: need for clear authority at appropriate level for leadership, to encourage synergies and adjudicate on trade-offs Monitoring and evaluation Lessons from PCD useful: impact assessments, peer reviews, PCD Reports, dialogues with different actors and independent scrutiny

4. Recommendations

4. Recommendations Both PCD and PCSD matter Delegate PCSD to sectoral advocates – multiple sector champions Make PCSD your own – importance of political commitment, pay attention to political economy for different actors and to incentives Build a PCSD System with interdependent parts Framework – legal / policy statements – clear locus of authority Mechanisms – group of champions, consultations systems, etc. Knowledge systems – analysis, monitoring Accountability – peer review, reporting, independent scrutiny Communicate on the added value of PCSD – principle needs support

Thank you! jm@ecdpm.org www.ecdpm.org European Centre for Development Policy Management