Environmental Management in Bolivia : Innovations and Opportunities

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2015-01-06T15:05:36Z
dc.date2015-01-06T15:05:36Z
dc.date2013-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:47:12Z
dc.descriptionPollution management is at the top of the development agenda of Bolivia, and this program helps address it in a cross-sectoral manner. In the context of the implementation of the program environmental management in Bolivia: innovations and opportunities which was conducted from September 2010 until October 2012, the World Bank has implemented a technical assistance program and supported a multisectoral analysis in order to help the Bolivian government improve environmental management in four specific areas: (a) water resource pollution by mining and mitigation of the pollution; (b) evaluation of potential wastewater reuse in agriculture with case studies from Cochabamba and Tarija; (c) improvement of waste management; and (d) evaluation of health benefits through adequate water supply and basic sanitation. The program s overall objective is to help strengthen environmental management in critical areas of the pollution management agenda. This report summarizes the outcomes of the pillar of the program on analytical services and is divided into five chapters: (1) improved water supply, sanitation, and hygiene: health impacts; (2) innovation in solid waste management: options for the future; (3) reuse of wastewater to mitigate water scarcity: case studies in Cochabamba and Tarija; (4) cooperative gold mining: dynamics and challenges in a rapidly growing sector; and (5) mining and water: the benefits of integrated water resource management at the watershed level. In every instance, the focus has been on identifying the windows of opportunity for policy action and investment in what is an often complex social and economic setting. The findings and recommendations carried out as part of the program have been consulted upon with a broad range of stakeholders in Bolivia through the series of workshops on each of the topics, and the recommendations presented in this report are limited to a range of options that are feasible and yet innovative in the current context, hence the reference in the title of this report to innovations and opportunities.
dc.descriptionLa gestión de la contaminación es una prioridad de los planes de desarrollo de Bolivia. El Banco Mundial ha implementado un programa de asistencia técnica y soporte analítico multisectorial apoyando al gobierno de Bolivia a mejorar la gestión ambiental en cuatro áreas específicas: la contaminación del recurso hídrico debido a la minería y mitigación de la contaminación; evaluación de la posibilidad de reutilizar aguas residuales en la agricultura, con estudios de caso en Cochabamba y Tarija; fortalecimiento de la gestión de residuos sólidos; y evaluación de los beneficios para la salud que tendría el acceso a agua potable y a saneamiento básico adecuados. El objetivo general del programa es contribuir a fortalecer la gestión ambiental en ámbitos críticos del plan de gestión de la contaminación. El programa se dirige a organismos gubernamentales y no gubernamentales de Bolivia, al mundo académico y a la comunidad de donantes. El agua, el cambio climático y la salud humana son temas transversales en las cuatro áreas del programa y los aborda en cada uno de los capítulos del informe.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/20472009/environmental-management-bolivia-innovations-opportunities
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21097
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/21097
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410976
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectADEQUATE SANITATION
dc.subjectADEQUATE WATER
dc.subjectADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL USES
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectBASIC SANITATION
dc.subjectBASIC WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
dc.subjectBOD
dc.subjectBOREHOLES
dc.subjectBROAD RANGE
dc.subjectCATCHMENT
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectCHLORINATING
dc.subjectCLEAN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOD
dc.subjectCOMPOSTING
dc.subjectCOMPOSTING TOILETS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCROP IRRIGATION
dc.subjectCUBIC METERS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDISINFECTION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WASTEWATER
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE NETWORK
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEFFLUENTS
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEXCRETA
dc.subjectEXCRETA DISPOSAL
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFILTERS
dc.subjectFLUSH TOILETS
dc.subjectGARBAGE
dc.subjectGOLD MINING
dc.subjectHEAVY METALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONNECTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectMERCURY
dc.subjectMERCURY POLLUTION
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectMINING OPERATIONS
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL COSTS
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectOXYGEN
dc.subjectPATHOGENS
dc.subjectPIT LATRINES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOND
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOTABLE WATER
dc.subjectPOTABLE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPROTECTED AREAS
dc.subjectPROTECTED SPRINGS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF WATER
dc.subjectQUALITY WATER
dc.subjectRAINWATER
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRIVER CATCHMENTS
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectSANITARY LANDFILLS
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSANITATION SECTOR
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICE
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSANITATION WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSEDIMENTATION
dc.subjectSEPTIC TANK
dc.subjectSEPTIC TANKS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE FEE
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEWERAGE
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SERVICES
dc.subjectSMALL TOWNS
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSTABILIZATION
dc.subjectSTANDPIPES
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectTREATED WASTEWATER
dc.subjectTREATMENT TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectTREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN SANITATION
dc.subjectWASTE COLLECTION
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWASTE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWASTEWATER
dc.subjectWASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWASTEWATER REUSE
dc.subjectWASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
dc.subjectWASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
dc.subjectWATER CONTAMINATION
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATERSHED MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATERSHEDS
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.titleEnvironmental Management in Bolivia : Innovations and Opportunities
dc.titleGestión ambiental en Bolivia : innovaciones y oportunidades
dc.titleAmbiental en Bolivia : innovaciones y oportunidades
dc.titleAmbiental en Bolivia : innovaciones y oportunidades

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