Triangular Cooperation
What is it?
The GPI is a global initiative fostering the dynamic, innovative, and contemporary definition of triangular co-operation.
Triangular co-operation supports the goals and implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The modality is on the rise globally with an increase in the number of projects and budgets allocated to it. In the current development landscape, triangular co-operation is expanding its scope to include multi-stakeholder relationships between governments, international organisations, civil society, and the private sector. It provides comparative advantages by complementing North-South and South-South co-operation.
The GPI was created in 2016 to provide a platform for the exchange of experiences, challenges, and tools to work more effectively in triangular co-operation. Click here to learn more about the history of the GPI.
How Does it Work?
The GPI has a contemporary understanding of triangular co-operation, as a modality of its own that requires at least three roles being represented, with each potentially having more than one actor.
- The pivotal partner often has proven experience and shares its resources, knowledge and expertise through triangular co-operation. It can sometimes provide a bridge between South-South and North-South.
- The facilitating partner helps to connect countries and organisations to form a triangular partnership and gives financial and/or technical support to the collaboration.
- The beneficiary partner seeks support to tackle specific development challenge in line with their national development priorities and needs. It is responsible for ensuring that results are sustainable.
Mission
To bring together development stakeholders to promote and ensure that triangular co-operation projects and initiatives are effective, country-led and involve inclusive partnerships for sustainable development.
Vision
The GPI is a platform for interested stakeholders to exchange experiences in promoting effective triangular co-operation to achieve development goals set on national, regional and international agendas through advocacy of its contemporary understanding of the modality within the global development co-operation community, joint support to its members and partners, and delivering joint triangular projects.
our network
In 2024, the GPI has 25 active members including countries, international organisations, and civil society organisations.
