Session 2 of the virtual event series on Implementing a well-being approach to policy and international partnerships in Latin America, 28-30 June 2022, More information at: https://www.oecd.org/wise/lac-well-being-metrics.htm

1. MAINSTREAMING A LONG-TERM WELL-BEING
PERSPECTIVE IN GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKING
Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development Goals Division
OECD Public Governance Directorate
The role of policy coherence for sustainable
development
@OECD_PCSD
www.oecd.org/pcsd
ERNESTO SORIA MORALES
Senior Policy Analyst
Team Lead PCSD

2. Policy coherence as a
means of implementation
Coherence is a means to:
• Address trade-offs
• Harness co-benefits
• Address transboundary impacts
• Look beyond short-term interests and
take informed decisions for the long-
term
• Turn vicious cycles into virtuous cycles
Source: Global Sustainable Development Report 2019: The Future is Now – Science for Achieving
Sustainable Development, United Nations, New York, 2019.
The SDGs, as multi-dimensional
well-being approach to policy,
demand coherence across the
whole range of policies that shape
sustainable development.

3. Public governance practices could more systematically address multi-
dimensional and long term goals
AUT
CZE
KOR
Implementing
(40%)
Not
practising
(57%)
Other
(3%)
Just 40% of countries practice green budgeting
Existence of green budgeting practices, 2020
Source: OECD (2021), Government at a Glance 2021, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/1c258f55-en.
30%
41%
48%
70%
59%
52%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Human rights
Social - Gender
Social - Minorities
No framework Some sort of framework
Share of countries with framework to support Responsible Business Conduct, 2018
Public procurement is unevenly used for social objectives

4. OECD Recommendation on Policy Coherence for Sustainable
Development (PCSD)
Policy
integration
Policy
Impacts
Stakeholder
engagement
Monitoring &
Reporting
Whole-of-
government
coordination
Long-term
Vision
Subnational
engagement
Source: OECD Council Recommendation on PCSD: https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instruments/OECD-LEGAL-0381
Political
commitment
A comprehensive standard for promoting PCSD…
… adopted by all
OECD members in
December 2019.

5. Long-term vision
A long-term vision is essential to support present needs and
those of future generations in a balanced manner.
Long-term Vision
• Several countries have developed long-term visions with a
timeline up to 2050 through inclusive processes.
• A strong legal framework for sustainable development is
instrumental to ensure commitment beyond government
administrations.
73%
18%
9%
Yes No, but planned No, and not planned
Has your country developed a strategic long-term vision
that considers potential impacts on future generations?
Source: Preliminary findings of the 2022 OECD Survey on PCSD

6. What are the obstacles you are facing to PCSD
implementation?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Absence of clear allocation of roles and responsibilities
Absence of resources/data to identify priorities and develop strategies
Limited support for PCSD at the highest levels of government
Absence of a lead institution for PCSD
Limited funding
Technical capacity
Challenges in clearly communicating the benefits of PCSD across government
Absence of defined priority areas/time-bound actions/KPIs
Legal and political framework
Insufficient expertise of policy makers on the topic
Capacity in human resources
Limited enforceability of PCSD measures
Lack of long-term measures to ensure commitment beyond electoral cycles
Extremely important Important Neutral Unimportant Not important at all Don't know

7. Colombia: Stakeholder Engagement
Source: National Planning Department (2022), SDGs Implementation Framework
• A multi-actor platform to
involve all development
actors in the SDGs
• Platform structure approved
by the High-Level
Intersectoral Commission
for the SDGs in December
2021
• An opportunity to build
trust and ownership around
the SDGs, improve
transparency and
monitoring of the agenda

8. How regularly does your country use the following tools to
integrate sustainable development into sectoral policies?
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Public Procurement
The Budget Process
An integration of the SDGs into the budget process
Other
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never Don't Know Other N/A

9. Policy integration
Policy integration is central to balancing the
often divergent economic, social and environmental priorities
Policy Integration
• The SDG national strategy often serves as a common
framework to integrate SDGs into sectoral programmes.
30%
50%
20%
Yes No, but planned No, and not planned
Has a consideration for PCSD led or is leading to
adjustments being made to sectoral policies?
Source: Preliminary findings of the 2022 OECD Survey on PCSD

10. Thank you
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