South-South and triangular cooperation has become increasingly important since the first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP). Since then, the COP has requested the Convention Secretariat to continue working on the promotion of South-South cooperation in the exchange of scientific, technical and legal expertise relevant to the implementation of the Convention. This mandate has been undertaken in a variety of ways.

The South-South and triangular cooperation activities have been conducted with the assistance of:

 European Commission