Coherence as the process of joint and integrated policy making

The document examines the intersection of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, using Germany as a case study to identify mechanisms for integrated policy making. It argues that while coherence is recognized as valuable, practical implementation remains a challenge due to a lack of research on enabling factors. The study identifies six good practices from the German experience, emphasizing that coherence requires strong political will and the involvement of all administrative levels, though it notes there is no universal approach to institutional coherence.

• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction share overlapping objectives focused on resilience, sustainable development, and the reduction of vulnerability to disasters and climate change.
• Governments often struggle to implement horizontal and vertical policy integration in practice, and there is a lack of research providing practical recommendations on the mechanisms needed to create functional linkages for implementing global agendas.
• Analysis of the German case demonstrates that policy coherence depends on strong political will and the inclusion of all levels of administration, although no single universal approach to institutional coherence exists.

APA

Terton,, A. (2021). Coherence as the process of joint and integrated policy making. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/coherence-process-joint-integrated-policy-making

Chicago

Terton,, Anika. Coherence as the process of joint and integrated policy making. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2021. https://www.iisd.org/publications/coherence-process-joint-integrated-policy-making.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{terton2021coherence, author = {Terton,, Anika}, title = {{Coherence as the process of joint and integrated policy making}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2021}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/coherence-process-joint-integrated-policy-making}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }