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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.

The 'Plan Director de la Cuenca Alta del Rio La Paz (2021-2025)' is a territorial planning tool developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute for the upper basin of the La Paz River in Bolivia. It establishes a strategic framework for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) across four municipalities and the departmental government, focusing on climate resilience, water security, and sanitation infrastructure to address severe pollution and hydrological risks.

This fact sheet describes a project by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to monitor and model the hydro-ecological systems of bofedales wetlands in the Katari watershed of Bolivia. The project utilized a WEAP model and a 36-year remote sensing dataset to analyze the impacts of human activity and climate change on these high-elevation wetlands.

This fact sheet describes a Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) project to monitor and model high-altitude wetlands, known as "bofedales," in the Katari watershed of Bolivia to assess the impacts of climate change and urban water demand.

This research paper analyzes how the Covid-19 pandemic in Bolivia intersected with a pre-existing political crisis characterized by the perceived illegitimacy of the interim government led by Jeanine Áñez. The author argues that the conflict between the executive and legislative branches, combined with corruption scandals and uneven application of quarantine measures, has hindered a coordinated state response to the health crisis.