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Policy coherence for development
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<p>Policy coherence for development (PCD) is an approach and policy tool for integrating the economic, social, environmental and governance dimensions of <a href="/facts/Sustainable_development/zGqWBsaK">sustainable development</a> at all stages of domestic and international policy making. It is the aim of PCD to make foreign relations to be as ecologically, economically and socially coherent as possible and thereby to make international co-operation for <a href="/facts/International_development/ouf3xcPQ">international development</a> more effective. </p> <p>Commitments on achieving greater policy coherence to promote development have also been promoted by the <a href="/facts/OECD/CI9W2zGv">Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)</a> (which has a specific department, Policy Coherence for Development Unit) as well as in the 2011 Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, the UN Millennium Declaration and the 2010 <a href="/facts/UN_Millennium_Development_Goals/Kyj35oL1">UN Millennium Development Goals</a> Summit. In an era when development assistance is likely to come under more pressure, Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) should become more important. An example of such recognition is the target of the United Nations <a href="/facts/Sustainable_Development_Goal_17/Q6aIMsD4">Sustainable Development Goal 17</a> which aims to enhance policy coherence for sustainable development as part of the <a href="/facts/Sustainable_Development_Goals/b7lVYvFN">2030 Agenda</a>. </p><p>PCD operates in a multi-polar global economy in which all countries are playing a role in driving global growth and enabling sustainable development. A rapidly changing global economic landscape means every country is facing more complex and interlinked economic, social and environmental challenges. A better understanding of the linkages of the emerging global trends and their implications is critical for countries as they craft strategies for sustainable development. </p>