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This report presents a multi-criteria sustainability assessment method for urban and peri-urban sanitation systems, applied as a case study in Montero, Bolivia. It evaluates four system types—conventional sewers, condominial sewers, septic tanks, and urine-diverting dry toilets—across five dimensions: health and hygiene, environmental, social, economic, and technical/institutional sustainability. The study compares existing systems with 'optimized' versions and discusses the role of technological innovations in improving public health and environmental protection.

This document outlines progress in strategic modeling and water management for the Rocha River basin in Bolivia, focusing on reducing water vulnerability through actor participation and the use of the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system.

This research paper details the use of Robust Decision Support (RDS) and WEAP modeling to manage water resources in the Rocha River basin, Bolivia. It highlights critical vulnerabilities including unsustainable groundwater extraction, severe river pollution (BOD 428-852 mg/l), and projected water supply reductions of up to 13% due to climate change. The study concludes that no single strategy is sufficient; instead, a combination of the Misicuni project, new water transfers, wastewater treatment plants, and a reduction in agricultural water losses (currently averaging 70%) is required to ensure water security through 2050.

The 'Plan Director de la Cuenca del Río Rocha' (PDCR) is an executive summary of a strategic framework designed to manage the Rocha River Basin in Bolivia. It focuses on integrating water management, environmental restoration, and climate change adaptation across short, medium, and long-term horizons (up to 2040). The plan addresses critical deficits in safe water access, sanitation, and irrigation, while proposing five strategic lines of action to improve governance, knowledge, and ecological health in the basin.

This research paper examines the impact of decentralization on forest management in the lowlands of Bolivia, focusing on the relationship between municipal governments and local forest users. It analyzes how policy reforms since the mid-1980s, including the Popular Participation Law of 1994 and the Forestry Law of 1996, transferred powers to local authorities. The author finds that while decentralization has increased the bargaining power of marginalized groups like indigenous people and small-scale timber producers, the actual outcomes for forest conservation and social equity are mixed due to bureaucratic hurdles, limited municipal budgets, and the continued influence of local elites.