Bolivia, Plurinational State of

National policies, plans and risk and governance profile(s)

Cover and source: Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de La Paz
Documents and publications

Este plan es una estrategia pionera desarrollada por el Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de La Paz en respuesta a los eventos hidrometeorológicos extremos que afectaron la ciudad en 2024.

Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de La Paz
Cover and source: Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de La Paz
Documents and publications

This report provides a detailed assessment of the monitoring activities conducted by the Early Warning System Unit (USAT) concerning hydrometeorological dynamics and landslide occurrences observed in the municipality of La Paz.

Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de La Paz
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
Documents and publications

This seismic risk profile of Bolivia, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM)
Cover Stories of Climate Change
Documents and publications

'Everyday Stories of Climate Change', is a comic that threads together qualitative research about low-income families' experiences and adaptation to climate change across five countries.

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
University of Cape Town (UCT)
BRAC University
Documents and publications

This report follows up on the 2009 Oxfam report which highlighted the challenges that Bolivia would face due to the impacts of climate variability and change, including: food security; glacial retreat and its effect on the availability of drinking water

Oxfam International Secretariat
Documents and publications

This case study reveals the successful experience of FEDPRACAO CBBA, a bolivian producer organization that recently developed a Climate Resilience Plan based on cocoa for adaptating and mitigating the effects of climate change. 

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International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Documents and publications

Water governance has attracted increased attention as a policy concern in recent years because climate change is expected to increase the variability between wet and dry regions, and wet and dry seasons, leading to challenges associated with water

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Compendium of good practice on post disaster recovery in the Latin America and Caribbean Region
Documents and publications

This compendium presents good practices in post-disaster recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean in order to spread and highlight the work and recovery processes taking place in different countries of the region.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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