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Rural migration in Bolivia: the impact of climate change ...
Rural migration in Bolivia: the impact of climate change, economic crisis and state policy Introduction This case study analyses current migration dynamics in two regions of Bolivia: Northern Potosí, one of the main areas of outmigration in Bolivia, and the municipality of San Julián in the Department of Santa Cruz, a major destination for internal migrants, some of .
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Healthcare in Bolivia: Progress and Improvements
· Bolivia has historically struggled with high levels of poverty and providing quality healthcare to those in need of it. However, in the past decade, healthcare in Bolivia has created promising developments that have facilitated lower levels of extreme poverty, child mortality and rampant diseases. Bolivia's Unified Health System. In 2019, Bolivia's thenpresident Evo .
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Impacts of the production and export of quinoa in bolivia
IMPACTS OF THE PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF QUINOA IN BOLIVIA INTRODUCTION Poverty alleviation is a historical global challenge. Poverty alleviation strategies usually involve either increasing the access to basic needs or increasing the income needed to cover those basic needs (Lima et al., 2011). Within market economics, international trade has .
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Resilience in Bolivia: Impact evaluation of supporting ...
· This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasiexperimental evaluation carried out in April 2015 of the 'Supporting communities in Bolivia to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods' project. It sought to .
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Bolivia: The water war to resist privatisation of water in ...
In Bolivia, shifts towards the privatisation of water supply and sewage services caused strong dissatisfaction, resulting in the eruption of social conflict. Because of the severe dissatisfaction, action was taken to cancel the previous agreements and instead launch a forum where government representatives, social organizations, the private sector and municipalities .
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COVID19 in Bolivia: On the path to recovering development
· Bolivia, just like the other countries of the region, was not excluded from the impact of COVID19 and the pandemic appeared in the midst of an economic and political crisis as a result of the failed presidential elections of October, 2019. Despite the fact that timely measures were adopted to face the pandemic at the beginning of the outbreak and that, in effect, it did .
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SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF WORLD .
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF WORLD BANK/IMFFUNDED ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING IN BOLIVIA: AN ANALYSIS OF ENRON AND SHELL'S HYDROCARBONS PROJECTS. Hindery, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hawai'i, USA. Search for more papers by this author. Hindery, Department of .
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Bolivia: Dishwashing Detergents Market and the Impact of ...
· Short Description This report presents a strategic analysis of the Bolivian dishwashing detergents market and a forecast for its development in the medium term, taking into account the impact .
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BoliviaThe Impact
the impact in bolivia Mining Communities. EDUCATION. Eduion is a fundamental right. According to the Human Development Report 2016, of the 781 million adults over the age of 15 estimated to be illiterate, nearly 496 million were women. The Challenge. In Bolivia, the rate of illiteracy of women is % in relation to the % in men (15 years and older). The majority of women in the ...
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Measuring the sustainable development impact of Bolivia's ...
· Figure 1: Bolivian cities considered in the assessment. Assessment. The expost assessment was developed according to the methodology and steps outlined in the ICAT Sustainable Development Assessment Guide. The study identified environmental, social and economic impacts mostly assessed with qualitative methods (semistructured interviews with stakeholders) to track the .
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Waging the War on Drugs in Bolivia
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is pleased to announce the publiion our background paper entitled Waging the War on Drugs in Bolivia. As one of the world's three leading producers of the coca plant and an increasingly important producer of cocaine itself, Bolivia is a linchpin in the war on drugs. Levels of antinarcotics assistance and involvement in Bolivia .
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Social Impacts of Climate Change in BOLIVIA Final WP
Social Impacts of Climate Change in Bolivia: A Municipal Level Analysis of the Effects of Recent Climate Change on Life Expectancy, Consumption, Poverty and Inequality* by Lykke E. Andersen Institute for Advanced Development Studies, La Paz, Bolivia Dorte Verner The World Bank, Washington Keywords: Climate change, social impacts, Bolivia. JEL .
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Effects of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis on the ...
This paper analyses the impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Bolivian economy. The PEP 11 Standard Model has been employed to analyze the effects of a reduction in (i) the world export prices of mining and agriculture, (ii) the world demand of textiles, and (iii) transfers to s (, remittances) from abroad. The model has been calibrated to a new 2006 SAM for Bolivia. The ...
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Bolivia's three greatest challenges
· Bolivia's economic situation. Morales reduced poverty from 60 percent in 2005 to 30 percent in 2012, through redistributive policies dependent on the economic boom—which is why these levels remain around 35 percent, but extreme poverty has suffered a rebound. On the other hand, according to several economic studies, the apparently constant economic growth is due to the .
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Climate Change Impacts and Efficient Adaptation Options in ...
Given the lack of substantial studies for climate change impacts on agriculture in Bolivia, this thesis dissertation develops an analysis and quantifiion of climatic change impacts and adaptation options using different model techniques, both, bottomup and topdown, and in the last chapter an integrated assessment is developed. Agricultural models simulate crop behavior and production ...
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The impact of organic bananas in Alto Beni, Bolivia
IMPACT ASSESSMENT BRIEF NUMBER 7 Spporte b the CGIAR From 2002 to 2005 Bioversity International (then operating through INIBAP) implemented a project intended to improve the livelihoods of farmers in the Alto Beni region of Bolivia. The focus of the project was on modernizing banana production, by training farmers in organic production methods and .
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Bolivia's Prisons and the Impact of Law 1008 – ANDEAN ...
· Bolivia's Prisons and the Impact of Law 1008. by Andean Information Network July 31, 2004. July 25, 2012. "Please tell Americans that many of us in prison are here only because we are poor. If the United States wants to stop drug trafficking, they should start by helping Bolivia confront its poverty, not by enacting unfair laws like Law ...
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Bolivia | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Commitments: Multiyear programme budgets endorsed in principle by the Gavi become financial commitments upon approval each year for the following calendar year. Approvals: Total Approved for funding Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ...
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Bolivia Virtual Impact Tour
During our second day of the Virtual Impact Tour to Bolivia, we visited two districts – Villa Rivero and Arbieto. In Villa Rivero, we visited a district nurs...
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Our work in Bolivia
10 communities learned new farming techniques to adapt to the impact of climate change. 170 church leaders have been trained to lead and empower their communities to find solutions to development problems. 40 churches run care centers where children receive a nutritious daily meal, eduional activities and the opportunity to learn about God. Overview. Though rich in mineral and energy ...
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PreColumbian landscape impact and agriculture in the ...
PreColumbian landscape impact and agriculture in the Monumental Mound region of the Llanos de Moxos, lowland Bolivia Volume 80 Issue 2. Skip to main content Accessibility help We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites.
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The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and ...
· In Bolivia and Brazil, indirect taxes more than offset the povertyreducing impact of cash transfers. When one includes the inkind transfers in eduion and health, valued at government costs, they reduce inequality in all countries by considerably more than cash transfers, reflecting their relative size.
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Estimating the Impacts of Bolivia's Protected Areas on Poverty
Estimating the Impacts of Bolivia's Protected Areas on Poverty Gustavo CanavireBacarreza Georgia State University and IZA Merlin M. Hanauer Sonoma State University Discussion Paper No. 6341 February 2012 IZA Box 7240 53072 Bonn Germany Phone: + Fax: + Email: iza Any opinions expressed here are those of the .
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COVID19's Impact in Bolivia
· COVID19's Impact in Bolivia. Since September 2020, COVID19's impact in Bolivia has greatly improved. The country's COVID19 cases have reduced, possibly due to the fact that 25% of the population is fully vaccinated. Compared to the fact that less than % of the population was fully vaccinated in March 2021, this is good progress.
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The impacts of deforestation on biodiversity in Bolivia ...
· The impacts of deforestation on biodiversity in Bolivia. The world is widely believed to be in the midst of the sixths mass extinction event, this time caused by humans rather than meteors or volcanic eruptions. A recent study by WWF estimates that vertebrate abundance in the world has decreased by about 60% since 1970.
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