Abbreviations and acronyms

ANCI

Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani, National Association of Italian Municipalities

BADC

La Agencia Vasca de Cooperación para el Desarrollo, Basque Agency for Development Co-operation

BLA-EZ

Bund-Länder-Ausschuss Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Federal Government and Federal States Committee on Development Cooperation

BMZ

Bundesministerum für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

BLP

Bund-Länder-Programm, German Government and Federal States Programme

CAPEX

Capital expenditure

CEMR

Council of European Municipalities and Regions

CFE

OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities

CNCD

Commission nationale de la coopération décentralisée, French National Commission for Decentralised Co-operation

CRS

OECD Creditor Reporting System

CSO

Civil society organisation

DAC

OECD Development Assistance Committee

Destatis

German Federal Statistical Office

DDC

Decentralised development co-operation

DG INTPA

European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships

DEG

Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, German Investment and Development Company

EGTC

European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation

ENA

École nationale d'administration, National School of Administration)

EUR

Euro

FAMSI

Fondo Andaluz de Municipios para la Solidaridad Internacion, Andalusian Fund of Municipalities for International Solidarity

FEMP

Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias, Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces

GIZ

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, German Agency for International Cooperation GmbH

GmbH

Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, Limited liability company

IT

Information technology

KfW

Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, German Development Bank

KIWi

Kompetenzzentrum Internationale Wissenschaftskooperation, Competence Center for International Science Cooperation

LEZ

Landesstelle zur Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, State Office for Development Cooperation

LIC

Low-income country

LRGs

Local and regional governments

MADCT

More advanced developing countries and territories

MINAGRI

Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

MLG

Multi-level governance

MPK

Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz, Conference of Federal State Prime Ministers

MTR

Mid-term review

MWVLW

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Weinbau, Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viniculture

NAKOPA

Nachhaltige Kommunalentwicklung durch Partnerschaften, Partnership Projects for Sustainable Local Development

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ODA

Official development assistance

RDPC

OECD Regional Development Policy Committee

RENN

Regionale Netzstellen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien, Regional Hubs for Sustainability Strategies

SDG

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal

SDLG

Sustainable Development through Improved Local Governance

SKEW

Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt, Service Agency Communities in One World

SME

Small- and medium-sized enterprise

SnCF

Subnational Climate Fund Africa

TVET

Technical and vocational education and training

UCLG

United Cities and Local Governments

UN

United Nations

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

USD

United States Dollar

VGU

Vietnamese-German University

VLR

Voluntary local review

VVSG

Vereniging van Vlaamse Steden en Gemeenten, Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities

WP-STAT

Working Party on Development Finance Statistics

WUS

World University Service