What are the guidelines for the formulation of the PIDS?

There is no one single document that provides guidelines for the formulation of the PIDS. However, the Rules of Procedure of the CIDS -OEA/Ser.W CIDI/doc. 64/13- must be followed and the following guidelines have been established by different OAS policy instruments:

A first draft is prepared by the General Secretariat of the OAS through its Department of Sustainable Development.
See: AG/RES. 1440 (XXVI-O/96) Sustainable Development;

The PIDS must contain a proposal on priority areas, topics, and activities to be developed within the framework of the OAS, as well as on the instruments or mechanisms through which the member states of the OAS would be supported, and cooperation among the member states in these areas would be promoted.
See: AG/RES. 1440 (XXVI-O/96, Sustainable Development;

The PIDS must support implementation of the mandates emanating from the Summits of the Americas process in particular of the Summit Conference on Sustainable Development (Santa Cruz, Bolivia 1996).
See: CIDI/CIDS/RES.1 (III-O/02) Support for the initiatives of the Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development and AG/RES. 1440 (XXVI-O/96) Sustainable Development);

The PIDS must be prepared on the basis of the need to direct OAS activity toward making a significant contribution to the execution of agreements emanating from the United Nations Conferences including Multilateral Environmental Agreements;
See: AG/RES. 1440 (XXVI-O/96) Sustainable Development;

The OAS role in implementing all aspects of the PIDS will be consistent with, and complementary to, those of other relevant regional and multilateral entities, particularly with the United Nations.
See: AG/RES 2312 9(XXXVII-O/07) First Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-level Authorities on Sustainable Development;

The PIDS must be prepared on the basis of making use of the comparative advantages of the OAS not only by tapping cumulative experience but especially by directing the Organization toward areas where, in the opinion of the member states, opportunities exist for action to complement the efforts of the states themselves and efforts of other international organizations and institutions, particularly those operating within the Hemisphere.
See: AG/RES. 1440 (XXVI-O/96) Sustainable Development;

The revision and update process of the PIDS must take into consideration the assessment of PIDS presented to member states and the recommendations and directions provided by the Declaration of Santo Domingo for the Sustainable Development of the Americas..
See: AG/RES 2644 (XLI-O/11) Report of the Second Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-level Authorities on Sustainable Development within the framework of CIDI (Par.20 Declaration of Santo Domingo for the Sustainable Development of the Americas);

The CIDS has been entrusted by member States with identifying options for measuring progress made in the advancement of sustainable development processes in a comparative manner at a hemispheric level, taking into account available sources of data, avoiding duplication and promoting synergies with existing mechanisms that address this issue, as appropriate.
See: AG/RES 2644 (XLI-O/11) Report of the Second Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-level Authorities on Sustainable Development within the framework of CIDI. (Par 23. Declaration of Santo Domingo for the Sustainable Development of the Americas);

The PIDS must continue to address the adverse effects of climate change as an essential element of the Program, especially with regard to the most vulnerable states of the Hemisphere.
See: AG/RES. 2818 (XLIV-O/14) Climate change in the context of Sustainable Development in the Hemisphere;

The review of the PIDS must take into consideration the outcomes of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP-20), including tasks for implementation and pending matters.
See: AG/RES. 2818 (XLIV-O/14) Climate change in the context of Sustainable Development in the Hemisphere;

The review of the PIDS must consider the outcomes of consultations on climate change that are now underway at the multilateral and hemispheric levels, as well as efforts related to the advancement by the OAS member states of the post-2015 development agenda and the sustainable development goals related to climate change.
See: AG/RES. 2818 (XLIV-O/14) Climate change in the context of Sustainable Development in the Hemisphere;

The review of the PIDS must consider the conclusions of the Fifth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and especially the conclusions on the effects of climate change in the Hemisphere.
See: AG/RES. 2818 (XLIV-O/14) Climate change in the context of Sustainable Development in the Hemisphere; and

The PIDS review must recognize the work currently underway on the post 2015 development agenda and incorporate, as appropriate its results.
See: AG/DEC. 74 (XLIV-O/14) Declaration of Asunción for the forty-fourth regular session of the OAS general Assembly: “Development with Social Inclusion”;