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[Abstract] Policy coherence implies mutually reinforcing policy actions across government departments and agencies in one or several countries. Advocates of policy coherence stress the systematic promotion of opportunities to create synergies towards achieving particular objectives in different policy domains. For objectives concerning economic development and the environment, policy coherence would involve avoiding policies that serve to provide a short-term boost to growth, but at the cost of environmental damage that would be (predictably) regretted in the long term. In some cases, this environmental damage can lead to adverse effects on longer-term economic growth. At the OECD, two particular aspects of policy coherence for development have been emphasised: i) internal, i.e. within development co-operation; ii) intra-country, i.e. national aid and nonaid policy coherence. Much of the work reported below falls within these categories.
Filed under: The Natural World | Tagged: Development
