Municipal Environmental Management | Bolivia

PROJECT

CLIENT	Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
LOCATION	Bolivia, 21 municipalities
DURATION	2014-2018

In recent decades, the urban and peri-urban population of Bolivia has consistently grown. Today two-thirds of Bolivians live in urban areas. Cities, especially of medium and small size, have great difficulty in meeting the challenges related to their growth and in ensuring efficient and sustainable basic services. With 90% of final disposal sites for solid waste that are open dumpsites and less than 30% of treated wastewater, sanitation presents many challenges, exacerbated by the country's economic growth.

The municipal environmental management project executed by CSD Engineers Ltd, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and the Bolivian foundation AGUATUYA, has been designed in partnership with municipal and national authorities from Bolivia in order to develop sustainable services of solid waste and wastewater management, reducing the environmental impact and consequences on the health of urban populations.

HIGHLIGHTS

Job with technical, institutional, administrative, social and environmental aspects in order to provide realistic solutions to the sustainability of services
Infrastructure development and pilot systems of wastewater treatment and solid waste management
The geographical coverage covers four regions in representative geographical and socio-economic contexts to develop lessons and replicable models for Bolivia
Development of a broad network of collaboration with stakeholders from the public, private and academic sector
Contribution to the development and implementation of the new law and public policy concerning solid waste management
Development of local expertise to provide engineering services and technical assistance.
Focus on skill development and institutional strengthening as well as social co-responsibility and behavioral change

OUR SERVICES

Co-leading the project, coordinating the work of partner organizations and subcontractors
Management of a multinational and multidisciplinary team.
Training and skill development of local stakeholders from public and private sectors.
Information and coordination with SDC through reports and regular contacts, representing the Swiss position with other donors present in Bolivia
Backstopping and international specialized technical assistance to the permanent staff of the project in solid waste management, especially on the management of operating costs of collection services and cleaning and proper final disposal of waste technologies.
Supervision of technical studies and investments, including the design and evaluation of infrastructure and equipment costs, public tender procedures, assistance to the public client, controls and validation.
On-site courses and international broadcast of webinars and performance benchmarking between different project municipalities covered by the project.