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Promoting Policy Coherence for Development

Promoting Policy Coherence for Development. Mechanisms & Institutions. Outline. Tools to promote PCD – general categories National level European level PCD-report: thematic areas EU Succes factors – in general. Tools to promote PCD – in general. Policy statements

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Promoting Policy Coherence for Development

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  1. Promoting Policy Coherence for Development Mechanisms & Institutions

  2. Outline • Tools to promote PCD – general categories • National level • European level • PCD-report: thematic areas EU • Succes factors – in general

  3. Tools to promote PCD – in general • Policy statements • Administrative and institutional arrangements • Assessment and advisory capacity

  4. A. Policy statements • Austria: paragraph on PCD in the Development Cooperation Act (2003) (legal basis) • Sweden: Policy for Global Development (2003) (legal basis for whole of government approach) • Ireland: White paper on Irish Aid (2006) (mechanisms under construction)

  5. B. Administrative and institutional arrangements • Interministerial committees (14 Member States) • Luxembourg: Policy Coherence Desk • Sweden: Policy Coherence Committee

  6. C. Assessment and advisory capacity • Scrutinize policy proposals on possible effects on developing countries • Knowledge building among civil servants (both development and non-development) • Focus on development

  7. National level: examples from Sweden and the Netherlands • NL: focus on thematic issues, Coherence Unit takes lead • Sweden: expert committee outside Parliament consisting of academics, journalists, NGOs, parliamentarians report to Parliament

  8. European Level • Article 178: legal basis for PCD • Inter service consultations • Impact assessments • Inter service group on PCD • PCD unit in DEV

  9. European Level • COREPER – permanent representatives of Member States • Secretariat to the Council • Council conclusions • Informal PCD network • PCD Rolling Work Programme • Biennial Report on PCD

  10. EU – Thematic issues Rolling Work Programme identified 12 policy areas: • Trade, Agriculture, Fisheries • Security, Migration, Environment, Climate change, Energy, Social dimension of globalisation, • Research and Innovation, Information Society, Transport

  11. Main conclusions PCD-report • The importance of PCD is now widely recognised, as reflected by the many PCD mechanisms put in place • In spite of these efforts, capacity is often lacking and awareness amongst non-development departments remains low • The overall perception is that PCD progresses better at EU level than at national level. • Conflicting political priorities or different interests within and between developing countries are the main obstacles to PCD

  12. PCD-report • September 2007 • Positive step • Comments EU Coherence Programme • lack of political commitment: implementation is needed • method of evaluation • definition of coherence • On-line Consultation open

  13. Key factors to success • Political will – commitment • Implementation (GAERC) • Responsible minister at cabinet level • Leading role European Commission • Capacity/knowledge of PCD and impacts of policies on developing countries • Outside pressure: NGOs, journalists, Academia

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