This report was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate, under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director, and the guidance of Tatyana Teplova, Head of Division for Policy Coherence for the Sustainable Development Goals. Ernesto Soria Morales, Carina Lindberg and Anna Piccinni, Policy Analysts in the Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development Unit, drafted the content in collaboration with a team of OECD and external experts: Elise Desplanques, independent consultant, and Louis Meuleman and Ingeborg Niestroy from Public Strategy for Sustainable Development (PS4SD) contributed to chapters 1 and 2, and Nina Weitz, Elin Leander and Aziliz Le Rouzo from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) contributed to chapter 3. Claire Jolly, Head of the Innovation Policies for Space and the Ocean Unit in the OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate, contributed to the initial concept note for Chapter 3, with additional comments on chapter 3 being provided by Katia Karousakis from the Climate Biodiversity and Water Division in the OECD Environment Directorate, Claire Delpeuch and Will from the Agriculture and Resource Policies Division in the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate. Melissa Sander and Elona Wahlen, PCSD Unit, provided invaluable support in preparing the report for publication.
The OECD is grateful to the OECD Network of National Focal Points for Policy Coherence and the Public Governance Committee for their review, as well as to inputs on earlier drafts from members of the Global Council on SDG 17.