South-South Co-operation seminar findings

Posted on June 27, 2012 by - Co-operation in the Global South

PIF2The findings of the seminar on South-South Co-operation in May 2012 are presented in an edition of Poverty in Focus, a regular publication of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth.

The edition, entitled The Role of South-South Cooperation in Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Development: Focus on Africa was released in time for the Rio+20 conference. It was launched by Dr Lindiwe Sibanda (FANRPAN) at an IPC/TERI side event in Rio on 19 June.

Issues addressed in the edition include:

  • How can cooperation involve the more direct participation of a broader set of African stakeholders, to ensure broad-based ownership of policies as opposed to ideas imposed from the outside?
  • Can South-South Cooperation be developmentally driven as well as a source of political solidarity?
  • Is it capable of shifting the paradigm and offering a better model of development?

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