Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Region: Latin America and The Caribbean
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Duration: February 2023 - May 2024
Budget: US$331,225
Implementing Agencies: UN-Habitat (lead), ILO, UNESCO
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Duration: March 2012 - March 2014
Budget: US$2,041,178
Implementing Agencies: WFP (lead), FAO, UNICEF
Bolivia is a disaster prone country affected by the ‘El Niño’ and ‘La Niña’ climate patterns as well as the consequences of climate change. In recent years, the population has been affected by consecutive climate change induced disasters, such as droughts and the impacts of natural hazards including severe floods and landslides. These events have caused injuries, resulted in displacement, and led to massive damage to housing, infrastructure, agriculture, drinking water and sanitation services. -
Duration: July 2008 - December 2010
Budget: US$1,095,600
Implementing Agencies: UNICEF, UNFPA, PAHO/WHO
Focusing on indigenous communities, the programme helped protect and empower adolescents living in the Beni and Cochabamba districts to the risks associated with sexual and domestic violence, early pregnancies, maternal mortality, and HIV/AIDS.