Why focus on policy coherence for development in the post-2015 agenda?

The post-2015 development agenda entails working towards a single framework and set of goals that are universal in nature and applicable to all countries. The new framework will need to integrate the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development in a coherent and balanced manner. Setting and implementing the post-2015 framework will require co-ordination and convergence between the major agendas, such as the Millenium Development Goals, the Rio+20 Sustainable Development Goals, the post-2015 agenda, the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, the G20 and the G8. This chapter suggests that policy coherence for development should be an integral part of the new framework and identifies five different levels at which PCD could contribute to the post-2015 development agenda.