1. 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

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

3. 1. Objectives of the paper

4. 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?

5. 2. Approaches to integrated policy making

6. 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

7. 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

8. 3. Creating a PCSD system

9. 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

10. 4. Recommendations

11. 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

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