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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 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.