| ARCSS | Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan |
| BDC | Boma Development Committee |
| CANS | Civil Authority of the New Sudan |
| CAT | Civil Administration Training |
| CDC | County Development Committee |
| CLSA | Civil Society Land Alliance |
| COTAL | Council of Traditional Authority Leaders |
| CPA | Comprehensive Peace Agreement |
| CRS | Catholic Relief Services |
| CSO | Civil Society Organization |
| DFID | Department for International Development |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GIZ | German International Cooperation |
| GOSS | Government of Southern Sudan |
| GTZ | German Technical Cooperation |
| ICSS | Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan |
| IDP | Internally Displaced Person |
| IOM | International Organization of Migrations |
| LGA | Local Government Act |
| LGB | Local Government Board |
| LGRP | Local Government Recovery Programme |
| LGSD | Local Governance and Service Delivery |
| MAF | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
| MOFEP | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning |
| NPA | Norwegian People’s Aid |
| OECD/DAC | Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development/Development Assistance Committee |
| OLS | Operation Lifeline Sudan |
| PDC | Payam Development Committee |
| SANU | Sudan African National Union |
| SPLM/A | Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army |
| SPLM/A-IO | SPLM/A In Opposition |
| SRRA | Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Association |
| SSLC | South Sudan Land Commission |
| STAR | Sudan Transitional Assistance for Rehabilitation |
| TCRSS | Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNICEF | United Nation Children Fund |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
