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Summary:

BOLIVIA - SECOND NATIONAL COMMUNICATION - 2 DECEMBER 2009Key Vulnerabilities

• Water Resources
• Health
• Agriculture and Food Security
• Energy
• Ecosystems

Potential Adaptation MeasuresWater Resources

• Drilling of water wells
• Expansion of the water treatment plant, on the highlands and also the plant’s wastewater treatment Puchukollo.
• Construction of a Dam that can provide water to a city like Cochabamba, located in the central of Bolivia
• Build a second dam of large capacity that will provide services to the city of La Paz
• Watershed Management

Health

• Health Programs

Agriculture and Food Security

• Irrigation Projects
• Rehabilitate and rebuild the infrastructure and productive systems affected by natural disasters caused by El Niño and La Niña

Energy

• Promote the use of natural gas vehicles aimed at changing the country’s energy matrix
• The Light Bulbs Program driven to improve the efficiency of energy use in the country, with the free distribution of 7.9 million light bulbs, which could save up to 30% in electricity consumption.
• The hydropower program, which encourages greater use of renewable resources has begun implementing six large hydro plants in the next 10 years years

BOLIVIA - INITIAL NATIONAL COMMUNICATION - 16 NOVEMBER 2000Key Vulnerabilities* Public HealthPotential Adaptation MeasuresAgriculture and Food Security* Improve and conserve soils * Enhance irrigation efficiency and/or expand irrigation * Agricultural research and transfer of technologyWater Resources* Increase water supply, e.g. by using groundwater, building reservoirs, improving or stabilizing watershed management, desalination * Decrease water demands, e.g. by increasing efficiency, reducing water losses, water recycling, changing irrigation practices * Develop and introduce flood and drought monitoring and control system * Reduce water pollution * Improve or develop water management * Alter system operating rules, e.g. pricing policies, legislation

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