Overview of Survey results

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1 4th Meeting of the National Focal Points for Policy Coherence 22 May 208, OECD Headquarters, Paris Overview of Survey results Applying the eight building blocks of PCSD in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda Ernesto Soria Morales Senior Policy Analyst OECD - Policy Coherence for Development Unit #SDGAction2066 #SDT74

2 Responding countries Country Austria Belgium Czech Republic Estonia Finland Germany Greece Japan Lithuania Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Responding institution(s) Federal Institute for Sustainable Development Office of the government / Federal Chancellery Ministry of Environment Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Mexican Agency of International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) Ministry of Economic Development / Camões Institute for Cooperation and Language Deputy Prime Minister s Office for Investments and Informatization Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy and Cooperation Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

3 Eight Building Blocks for PCSD 08 Monitoring & Reporting 0 Political commitment 07 Stakeholder engagement Local involvement Policy integration Long-term perspective 03 There is an institutional mechanism at every stage of the policy-making process that can support a coherent implementation of the SDGs. Policy coordination 05 Policy effects 04

4 . Commitment Spain Luxembourg Has your country made an explicit commitment to PCSD in its national strategy? 7 2% 5 countries 4 countries 37% 26% 2% 2 countries % countries 5% 79% SDG Strategy or Implementation Plan Multiannual development cooperation programme Interministerial mechanism Analysis, Assessments and indicators Participatory process engaging multiple stakeholders YES: 5 countries NO: 4 countries PCSD is clearly articulated in both written and oral statements and agendas. The way in which this commitment is translated into action varies across countries

5 2. Integration How does the governmental body responsible for SDG coordination support the decision-making process for integrating the SDGs into domestic and international policies? Planning system and government regulations Consultation (technical and political) Budgetary process Interministerial mechanism and Guidelines 5 Interministerial mechanism Most countries (6 of 9) use inter-ministerial mechanisms to support policy integration and incorporate SDGs into the work of line ministries.

6 3. Long-term planning horizon How does your government ensure that commitments and actions for implementing the SDGs are not affected by the electoral cycle? Legal framework and interministerial mechanism Long-term strategy Monitoring and reporting systems Other In half of responding countries long-term planning horizon and intergenerational perspectives are ensured by the long-term nature of their national strategies or plans for SDG implementation.

7 4. Policy effects How do you anticipate or identify potential transboundary and intergenerational effects in the design of domestic and international policies? Impact Assessment 0 Parliamentary control Action plan 2 Cross-ministerial mechanism 3 Regular evaluation Other 2 Several countries are improving impact assessment processes and guidelines to consider more systematically the coherence between actions at domestic and international levels for SDG implementation.

8 5. Coordination Does your country have a dedicated governmental body responsible for coordinating national implementation of the SDGs? What is its location inside the government? Coordination by the CoG 7 countries Coordination without CoG 9 countries (47%) (37%) (6%) Slovak Republic Coordination by CoG with line ministries 3 countries Many countries [4] have parallel structures for coordinating on the one hand domestic implementation, and on the other the international dimension of the SDGs.

9 6. Local involvement How does your country support the alignment of actions undertaken at different levels of government for achieving the SDGs? New mechanism Advocacy and awareness raising Existing mechanisms Interministerial mechanism for SDGs National Commisions or Councils Some countries have created, as part of their national strategies, mechanisms for coordination between national, subnational and local levels of government for SDG implementation

10 7. Stakeholder engagement What actors outside the government are playing an active role in SDG planning and implementation in your country? Civil society Business and industry Science Academia Other Stakeholders are primarily involved through consultation and awareness raising activities for SDGs, not necessarily during the decision-making process.

11 8. Monitoring and Reporting Do you monitor and report back on policy impacts? No 53% Yes 47% Some countries are setting up national targets and revising indicators for their national strategies considering the international dimension of the SDGs and accounting for the global impacts of domestic policies.

12 Next Steps 3 2 High Medium Low Tracking progress on SDG 7.4 at the national level Launch an online version of country profiles. Develop a set of process indicators and a scale. Develop a self-assessment tool (i.e. dashboard) to illustrate how a country is enhancing PCSD at the national level in line with SDG target 7.4. Such a tool can help to take stock of existing mechanisms and identify institutional gaps, as well as to share information on country approaches and institutional practices.