IBERO-AMERICAN COUNTRIES executed 77 TSSC projects and 55 actions in 2012. Tables III.1 (in this section) and A.3 (in the annex) classify such projects and actions (respec- tively) according to the country that acted as first provider and they contain data about the other partners (second provider and recipient), the name of the activity, and the sector (using the same codes and classification as applied in BSSC).
After obtaining this overall figure, Graph III.1 was created to reflect the historical development of TSSC actions and proj- ects from 2006 (date of the first record) through 2012. How- ever, as a result of methodological changes in the concep- tualisation, measurement and identification of this form of cooperation during that period, the historical series is not rigorous. Accordingly, it’s worth highlighting:
a) The breakdown (in 2010) of TSSC “actions” that includ- ed interventions of all types, regardless of their size, into two distinct blocks of instruments: “projects” and “sporadic actions”.
b) The inability (for various reasons) to maintain the same information sources each year. In fact, the 22 countries in Ibero-America haven’t always been able to provide the required data, which makes a real comparison of year-on-year information impossible.
c) The most recent change in the definition of TSSC en- hances data sorting but does not substantially modify the numbers.
Accordingly, Graph III.1 should be interpreted with caution. However, it does suggest that Ibero-American countries’ commitment to this form of cooperation has grown in re- cent years: from 26 “actions” in 2006, to 72 (i.e. almost tri- ple) in 2008, peaking in 2011 (with disaggregated data) with more than 140 interventions (specifically, 74 TSSC projects and 70 actions). Total interventions declined slightly in 2012, due to the reduction in the number of actions (from 70 to 55), while the number of projects increased slightly year-on- year (77 compared with 74).
Graph III.1. tSSC projects and actions. 2006-2012.
In units 26 61 72 46 41 70 55 42 74 77 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Actions (definition until 2010) Sporadic actions
(definition as from 2010) Projects
table III.1. triangular South-South cooperation projects, by first provider. 2012.
III.1.A. ChILE
SECOnD
PROVIDER PROJECt RECIPIEnt ACtIVIty SECtOR
Germany International cooperation project to strengthen waste
management Colombia Environment (41)
Transfer of methodology to develop the employability and social
entrepreneurship strategy El Salvador Employment (26)
Project between SERNAC in Chile and DIACO in Guatemala to strengthen institutional management in attention, education and information for consumers
Guatemala Government (31) Redesign of training for teachers and extensions to university
studies in food engineering Guatemala Health (12)
Institutional strengthening of the Secretariat for Natural Resources and the Environment in end-to-end solid waste management
Honduras Environment (41) Promoting youth employability in disadvantaged rural areas Dominican Republic Employment (26) Germany
and Australia Paraguay entre todos y todas: Integrated social development in the country Paraguay Others (Others) (53) Australia Training for the mining regulation Honduras Extractive (2A) Colombia Strengthening social development through the exchange of
experiences and best practices between Chile and Colombia and joint action to support the Central America and the Caribbean sub-regions
Central American countries1
Others (Social) (15)
United States Designing and implementing an intelligence system for markets
in agricultural produce (SIMAG) El Salvador Agriculture (2B) Implementing a safety system for agricultural products
(SIPA) which allows for the voluntary implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in line with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
El Salvador Agriculture (2B)
Strengthening the Pest Risk Analysis Unit (ARP) and the Geographic Information System under El Salvador’s Directorate- General of Plant Health
El Salvador Agriculture (2B) Strengthening epidemiological surveillance in veterinary services
through the implementation of a productive unit registration system in a pilot area
El Salvador Agriculture (2B) Designing the National System for Phytosanitary Inspection and
Certification for exported agricultural products in Guatemala Guatemala Agriculture (2B) Strengthening the capacity of the Panamanian police to
investigate corruption Panama Government (31)
Support for, and strengthening of, Paraguay’s National Institute
of Food and Nutrition (INAN) Paraguay Health (12)
Reinforcement of internal oversight in the Customs
Administration Paraguay Trade (2H)
Strengthening and implementing the social welfare system
(Paraguay Solidario) Paraguay Others (Social) (15)
Support the design of public policies on peasant farming Paraguay Agriculture (2B) Strengthen the Export and Investment Network (REDIEX) Paraguay Trade (2H)
table III.1. triangular South-South cooperation projects, by first provider. 2012. (cont'd).
III.1.A. ChILE
SECOnD
PROVIDER PROJECt RECIPIEnt ACtIVIty SECtOR
Spain Transfusion Medicine Bolivia Health (12)
Best practices in labour intermediation and the information
system El Salvador Employment (26)
Strengthening management and development of public sector
employees at the service of Paraguay’s citizens Paraguay Government (31) Japan Technical skills development for inclusive rehabilitation Bolivia Others (Social) (15)
Shellfish farming Colombia Fisheries (2D)
Strengthening early care services (SAT) Paraguay Health (12)
wfP zero Malnutrition Programme (WFP) Bolivia Health (12)
Supporting local skills to improve food and nutritional security Ecuador Health (12) Food security programme. Support for the zero Malnutrition
Programme Guatemala Health (12)
zero Malnutrition Programme (WFP) Paraguay Health (12)
III.1.B. OthER fIRSt PROVIDERS
fIRSt PROVIDER
SECOnD
PROVIDER PROJECt RECIPIEnt ACtIVIty SECtOR
Argentina/
Colombia World Bank
Support for the development of public policy on Science, Technology and Innovation
Bolivia Science and technology (24)
Brazil Germany Strengthening the Uruguay National Integrated Health System (SNIS) with a focus on towns with less than 5,000 people
Uruguay Health (12)
Italy and CAF
Amazonía Sin Fuego program (PASF) Bolivia Environment (41) Japan Project for the development and administration of training
courses based on labour skills
Ecuador Employment (26) Support for the establishment of a community policing
philosophy (FPC)
El Salvador Government (31) Improve diversification in beekeeping (FENIX) Paraguay Agriculture (2B) Strengthen transparency and capacity-building for local
governments
Paraguay Government (31) Colombia Germany Exchange of experiences on results and progress in the
Programme of Towns for Local Development (PROMUDEL)
Guatemala Others (Others) (53) Australia Exchange of best practices in social development and
support for micro-enterprises and SMEs
Countries in Mesoamerica2
Enterprise (27) MDG-F National system for family subsidies and loans for
affordable housing
El Salvador Others (Social) (15) Mexico Germany Improvements in wastewater reuse and treatment and
protection of bodies of water with a focus on adapting to climate change
Bolivia Water (14)
Sustainable housing in terms of energy and environmental efficiency
Colombia Construction (2E) Broad scheme for triangular cooperation in environmental
management in municipalities and industry
Countries in Mesoamerica2
Environment (41) Strengthen infrastructure quality Paraguay Industry (2F)
table III.1. triangular South-South cooperation projects, by first provider. 2012. (cont'd).
Mexico IICA Triangular cooperation in irrigated agriculture Countries inMesoamerica2
Agriculture (2B) Japan Strengthening air quality monitoring: gases and suspended
particles
Honduras Environment (41) Managing natural resources and watersheds in the
Caribbean Biological Corridor in Honduras
Honduras Environment (41) Improving construction technology and energy dissipation
systems for earthquake-resistant social housing - Phase II
El Salvador Construction (2E) Improving the production of sesame seeds by small
farmers
Paraguay Agriculture (2B) OAS Technical assistance for the Inter-American programme
on democratic values and practices with an intercultural approach to indigenous peoples
Peru Government (31)
UNDP/ UN Women
Gender Equality Seal Honduras Gender (52)
Peru Germany Improving local tax management system Guatemala Government (31) Exchange of training management experiences between
RENIEC in Peru and the Directorate General of Civil Status Registry (REC) in Paraguay
Paraguay Government (31)
Peru
and Chile GEF
Towards an eco-systemic approach to the Large Marine Ecosystem of the Humboldt Current (GEMCH)
Peru and Chile
Environment (41) note: 1. Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. 2. Countries in Mesoamerica: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic.