Policy coherence for sustainable development
HLPF Side Event 2020
An Interregional Dialogue:
Governance and policy coherence for accelerating action on the SDGs in the post-COVID-19 era
Wednesday 15 July, 8-9 am EST
Co-hosted by the Governments of Romania and Mongolia in partnership with the OECD and IGES
ABOUT
The COVID-19 pandemic is a multidimensional crisis that demands strengthening governance and formulating coherent policies to accelerate progress on the SDGs. The one-hour side event will invite representatives from Romania, Mongolia, Egypt, Malta and Italy as well as experts from OECD, IGES, APRM, ESDN, and WBCSD who will have a frank dialogue on the role of governance and policy coherence for achieving the SDGs in the COVID-19 era, with a view to:
- Identify concrete policy coherence actions at the domestic and international levels required to ensure a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, while contributing to accelerate progress towards the SDGs.
- Share and learn from challenges and successes in country support provided by international organisations (OECD and others) for maximising synergies and minimising trade-offs across policy domains in addressing the pandemic and implementing the SDGs.
PROGRAMME
| 8.00-8.03 |
Welcoming remarks Moderator: Eric Zusman, Research Director, Center for Sustainability Governance Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) |
| 8.03-8.50 |
Interactive dialogues Capacities for policy coherence and governance for SDGs and COVID recovery Tools for strengthening governance and policy coherence for SDGs Strategies and plans for sustainable development Transparency and accountability for sustainable development Learning lessons and good practices on governance and policy coherence for SDGs Governance beyond government-partnership |
| 8.50-9.00 |
Q&A The moderator will take questions from participants (including through the Zoom chat panel) and ask panellists to respond. |
| 9.00 | Closing remarks by Tatyana Teplova, Head of Division, Policy Coherence for SDGs, OECD |
- Building a coherent response for a sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery (preliminary version, OECD, July 2020)
- OECD Council Recommendation on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (OECD, December 2019)
- Implications of COVID-19 for the Environment and Sustainability (IGES, May 2020)
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