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The SEGIB-EU partnership for strengthening Triangular Cooperation

Given SEGIB’s experience in triangular cooperation, a partnership was established with the EU to lead two projects: Innovative Triangular Cooperation for a new development agenda (2019-2023) and Generation of knowledge and new instruments for EU-LAC Triangular Cooperation (2021-2026).

The first project generated tools through a strategy of collective construction combining technical dialogue with political discussion and negotiation. The second project provides continuity – and in some cases with operational application – to several of the findings of the first, and also contributes effectively to the development and strengthening of the EU-LAC bi-regional partnership through new TC work themes.

Triangular Cooperation: global scenarios and regional opportunities

This publication presents an analysis of the results of the project ‘Knowledge Generation and New Instruments in EU-LAC Triangular Cooperation’, implemented in partnership between the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and the European Union (EU) to analyse and understand this form of cooperation within the bi-regional context. Building on a review of the ADELANTE 2 Programme, […]

Proposal for a Triangular Cooperation Instrument by and for Indigenous Peoples

As part of the EU’s ADELANTE Programme, SEGIB has led two knowledge-generation projects, including a study on South-South and Triangular Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples in Ibero-America. This study found that less than 1% of the actions registered in the SIDICSS are for or with these populations, and that none of them involve the participation of […]

Triangular Cooperation in science and technology networks

The guidelines of the Second High-Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (2019) emphasised the strategic importance of Triangular Cooperation (TrC) in complementing South-South cooperation and specifically encouraged countries to step up their TrC in science, technology and innovation (STI). To contribute to studies on International Development Cooperation, this analysis provides a historical overview of […]

Proposal for a Decentralised Triangular Cooperation Instrument: technical and operational bases

Building on the study Notes for an Ibero-American Ecosystem of South-South and Triangular Decentralised Cooperation (2022), expanding it and updating it, this proposal outlines a possible instrument for promoting Triangular Cooperation focused on cities, and explores how existing networks, mechanisms and organisations could be brought together to achieve a significant impact on local development. The […]

Forum ‘New Mechanisms and Opportunities in Triangular Cooperation between the EU and Ibero-America’

The project on Knowledge Generation and New Instruments in EU-LAC Triangular Cooperation, led by SEGIB within the framework of ADELANTE 2, held its closing seminar on 2 and 3 December 2025 in Montevideo (Uruguay). The event, led by SEGIB in collaboration with the EU and AUCI, brought together cooperation officials and/or delegates from Ibero-America, experts […]

Opportunities and risks of Triangular Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence between the European union and Latin America and the Caribbean

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most disruptive and transformative technologies with applications in many social and economic sectors. Although this type of technology has been around for some time, advances in recent years in this field have made it possible to study its potential and usefulness in new areas. For this […]

Opportunities and challenges of TC between the EU and LAC with other regions of the global south

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has positioned itself as the most dynamic region globally in TC, both in terms of the number of initiatives carried out and the methodological instruments developed in this area. In recent years, TC has also become established as a form of cooperation valued by the European Union (EU) and […]

Environmental TC as a tool for the bi-regional alliance between the EU and LA

The potential of Triangular Cooperation (TC) is widely recognised today as a form of cooperation that promotes the exchange, systematisation, and dissemination of experiences and best practices, as well as activities related to technology transfer. Within this framework, this study has been carried out with the main purpose of analysing TC as a tool for […]

Final Forum of the project Innovative Triangular Cooperation for a new development agenda

On 21 and 22 February 2023, the ‘Innovative Triangular Cooperation for a new development agenda’ Forum was held in Mexico City, organised by SEGIB and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID). The aim of the event was to promote the exchange of knowledge and practices between the different actors in order to strengthen […]

Final publication: Innovative Triangular Cooperation for a New Development Agenda

We present the final summary of the project, which addressed important issues for the strengthening of TC between LAC and the European Union. The document addresses the main findings of five specific studies and various instances of exchange that lead to the conclusion that TC must strengthen its transformative capacity in the face of development […]

Notes for an Ibero-American Ecosystem of South-South and Triangular Decentralised Cooperation

This publication is the result of research efforts aimed at improving strategies for working with subnational governments, primarily large and medium-sized cities, so that Triangular Cooperation can help advance development ‘that leaves no one behind’. The study aims to provide an analytical approach to cooperation at the subnational and local levels in the Ibero-American region […]

South-South and Triangular Cooperation and the Sustainable Development Agenda in Ibero-America: Critical Knots and Horizons in the Response to COVID-19

This report is dedicated to analyzing how South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SCSyT) has been adapting to the changes caused by the transition between development agendas. Throughout the document, four thematic dimensions are analyzed. The first covers the state of the global and regional situation of compliance with the SDGs and recommends the articulation of combined […]

South-South and Triangular Cooperation and Indigenous Peoples

This report presents a synthesis of the main results of the Study on South-South and Triangular Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, whose objectives included building the foundations of a strategy and defining basic instruments for working in Triangular Cooperation with indigenous peoples and communities. The document is structured in three parts. The first part presents and […]

Infographic: Databases and quality of South-South and Triangular Cooperation information

Publishing entity: Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) In order to define the magnitude, scope and impact of triangular cooperation, it is necessary to have rigorous evidence and information on these initiatives. The objective of this study is to understand the existing information systems on TC, and to identify key elements that could contribute to the establishment […]

Infographic: Study on the strategic value of Triangular Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean for the countries of the European Union

In recent years, Triangular Cooperation (TC) has received increasing attention as the number of donors has multiplied and the need for partnerships and joint work to respond to the threats facing global public goods has become evident. In Latin America and the Caribbean there has been a significant growth in the relevance of this modality […]