Pillar 1: Institutional Capacity and Skills

The OECD Recommendation on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development  presents a set of eight principles for promoting PCSD, which are organised under three main pillars:

1. A strategic vision for implementing the 2030 Agenda underpinned by a clear political commitment and leadership
2. Inclusive institutional mechanisms to address policy interactions across sectors, actors and levels of government
3. A set of tools to anticipate, assess and address domestic, transboundary and long-term

The PCSD Framework includes three thematic modules focused on food security, illicit financial flows and green growth. Each thematic module consists of a checklist with self-screening questions and a set of annotations with more detailed information and links to relevant background material.

These guidance aim to supports governments in designing their own policy coherence strategies and implement the OECD Recommendation on PCSD according to their specific national circumstances. They provide detailed and practical recommendations to support implementation of PCSD principles.

This interactive tool enables policy-makers, practitioners and stakeholders to review their institutional mechanisms, organisational structures and policy-making processes against internationally recognised good practices on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development, as outlined in the OECD Recommendation on PCSD. It is designed to stimulate dialogue by helping users to identify strengths, gaps and weaknesses as a first step towards improvement.

This section provides knowledge and resources for building civil service capacity for SDG implementation.  It includes a comprehensive overview of available international and EU information sources, analytical content and good practices on SDG implementation, organised in a way that facilitates the work of civil servants (e.g., by theme, function, level of government).