| 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 |
Reshaping Decentralised Development Co‑operation in Germany
