Weak environmental integration in Peru: An approach from the policy coherence framework

In 21st-century Peru, decisions about development —even at high levels of government— still do not fully consider the environmental dimension. This occurs despite progress in environmental institutions since the 1990s, and despite official discourses and instruments that are ostensibly aligned with...

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Autor: Alcalde, Gonzalo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/28222
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/debatesensociologia/article/view/28222
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sustainable development
Policy coherence
Environmental policy
Policy reform
2030 Agenda
Desarrollo sostenible
Coherencia de políticas
Política ambiental
Reformas de políticas
Agenda 2030
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Sumario:In 21st-century Peru, decisions about development —even at high levels of government— still do not fully consider the environmental dimension. This occurs despite progress in environmental institutions since the 1990s, and despite official discourses and instruments that are ostensibly aligned with sustainable development. This omission has been especially evident at critical moments in the last decade, when existing environmental regulation has been weakened. This essay proposes that the policy coherence framework for sustainable development (PCSD) —still rarely used domestically— makes it possible to identify different points where the integration of environmental issues into development decisions needs to be strengthened. In this sense, it is argued that the most urgent pending agenda refers not only to the environmental policy space, but also to points in the policy process where coherence between the major policy spaces (economic, social, environmental) and coherence between national decisions and the country’s international commitments can be ensured.