Triangular cooperation to achieve ambitious climate action and

Triangular co-operation to achieve ambitious climate action and sustainable development solutions UNFCCC COP 24 Side-event Katowice, Poland 08 December 2018

What isdefinition triangular co-operation? An emerging of triangular co-operation • Various understandings of triangular and trilateral co-operation

Budget average is around USD 2 million 3% 5% Between 1 and 100. 000 Between 100. 000 and 500. 000 32% 18% Between 500. 000 and 1. 000 Between 1. 000 and 5. 000 Between 5. 000 and 10. 000 > 10. 000 14% 28%

Triangular co-operation projects last on average almost 2 years 14% 15% < 12 months Between 12 and 24 months 33% Between 25 and 48 months Between 49 and 168 months 4 38%

Triangular co-operation is happening in many sectors Disaster Risk Social Welfare Prevention Housing Services 2% 2% 1% Forestry Other Fisheries 2% 4% 2% Employment 2% Government and Civil Society 31% Energy 4% Water and sanitation 4% Education and Training 4% Food security 5% Agriculture 13% Business 5% Environmental Protection 7% Health 13% 5

Most (reported) triangular co-operation projects happen in Latin America and the Caribbean 250 LAC Africa Asia-Pacific Multi-regional MENA & Eastern Europe 200 150 100 50 0 LAC Africa Asia-Pacific 6 Multi-regional MENA & Eastern Europe

Main characteristics of ‘green’ triangular cooperation Top providers of green triangular co-operation: • Germany, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, China, Chile, Kenya, Costa Rica, Mozambique and Peru • These 10 countries account for about 30% of all green triangular co-operation (2014 -18) Average project duration: 3 years (about 27% of the cases) Average budget: between USD 1 and USD 5 million Main sectors: agriculture, energy, water and sanitation Main regions >>>>

And what about “green” triangular co-operation? cooperation (SDGs 13, 14, 7, 11 and 12)? Target area of the triangular co-operation activity Projects where this is the ‘principal’ objective 29. 6% Projects where this is a ‘secondary’ objective Climate Change Adaptation or Mitigation 26. 7% 14. 1% Biodiversity 13. 6% 4. 3% Desertification 1% - TOTAL 70. 9% 29. 1% Local Environment 10. 7%

Advantages of green triangular co-operation Triangular co-operation promotes: – Trusting, stable and horizontal partnerships – Partners’ complementary strengths to achieve development results. – Knowledge-sharing – Co-created solutions to development challenges that are innovative, affordable and context-specific. – Additional resources and institutions to enhance the volume, scope and sustainability of trilateral co-operation projects. – More effective development co-operation, regional integration and shaping a common understanding of international development. • 9

Further information For further information including: • OECD reports and factsheets on triangular co-operation. • Summaries of meetings and side events organised by the OECD. Please visit our website at: http: //www. oecd. org/dac-global-relations/triangular-cooperation. htm Literature repository, with over 100 documents: http: //www. oecd. org/dac-global-relations/triangular-co-operationlibrary. htm On-line project repository, with information on over 420 projects: http: //www. oecd. org/dac-global-relations/triangular-co-operationrepository. htm 10

Thank you! Juan Casado-Asensio Policy Analyst – DAC Global Relations Development Co-operation Directorate E-mail: juan. casadoasensio@oecd. org