| AFNS | Aid Fund for Northern Syria |
| BMZ | German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| BRAC | Building Resources Across Communities (formerly Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) |
| CBPF | Country-based Pooled Funds |
| CFLI | Canada Fund for Local Initiatives |
| CICID | Committee for International Co-operation and Development |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System |
| CSO | Civil Society Organisation |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DCD | Development Co-operation Directorate |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) |
| DFG | German Research Foundation |
| DMAT | Decision Mapping Tool |
| DPs | Development Partners |
| EBA | Expert Group for Aid Studies (Sweden) |
| EU | European Union |
| FCDO | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (United Kingdom) |
| FIAP | Feminist International Assistance Policy (Canada) |
| FRAP | Framework for Risk Governance and Adaptive Programming |
| GAC | Global Affairs Canada |
| GPEDC | Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation |
| GPPAC | Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| IASC | Inter-Agency Standing Committee |
| ICAI | Independent Commission for Aid Impact (United Kingdom) |
| ICSO | International Civil Society Organisations |
| ICSP | Ireland Civil Society Partnership |
| IDRC | International Development Research Centre |
| INGOs | International Non-Governmental Organisations |
| LCA | Local Coalition Accelerator |
| LCS | Local Capacity Strengthening |
| LGBTQI+ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and other orientations and identities |
| MEAL | Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning |
| MFA | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| MFAT | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand) |
| NCDs | Non-communicable diseases |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisations |
| NZD | New Zealand Dollar |
| OCHA | Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance |
| ODI | Overseas Development Institute |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PBA | Programme Based Approach |
| PFM | Public Finance Management |
| PSE | Private Sector Engagement |
| SDC | Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SECO | Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
| SIDA | Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency |
| STI | Science, Technology, and Innovation |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| WASH | Water Sanitation and Hygiene |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WRO | Women Rights Organisations |
| WVL | Women’s Voice and Leadership (Canada) |
Pathways Towards Effective Locally Led Development Co-operation
Learning by Example
