· Brazil's natural gas industry and that of its neighbors in the Southern Cone, such as Argentina and Bolivia, have labelled gas the 'fuel of the future'. The question is what needs to happen to make that future a reality. A new study prepared by Wood Mackenzie underscores that the Southern Cone natural gas industry is at a pivotal stage of growth.
· Nov. 12, 2019. Evo Morales was once regarded as Bolivia's transformative leader, a defender of workers and Indigenous people and an icon to the global left. Now, Mr. Morales has resigned ...
· Seven students died after they fell from a fourth floor balcony at the Public University of El Alto in El Alto, Bolivia, on Tuesday Authorities said four more students have been hospitalized with...
This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability. GDACS ID : WF : Countries: Bolivia: Start Date Last detection*: 01 Sep 2022 07 Sep 2022 : Duration (days): 6: People affected: 0 in the burned area: Burned area: 5007 ha: More Info: Global Wildfire Information System *(Last detection of the thermal .
Around 70 percent of all Bolivians in detention have not been convicted of a crime. Extended pretrial detention and trial delays overcrowd prisons and lead to poor and inhumane conditions. By mid ...
Impact:incidence in the seven countries covered by the initiative fell by an average of 94 percent by 2000. overall, the number of new cases on the continent fell from 700,000 in 983 to fewer than 200,000 in 2000. furthermore, the number of deaths each year from the disease was halved from 45,000 to 22,000.
· The impact of mining in Bolivia. Date: November 25, 2010. Source: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) Summary: For many centuries, men have been exploiting the mineral wealth of the ...
· • The humanitarian impact of the pandemic on refugees and migrants from Venezuela continued to be difficult and disproportionate after more than four months of lockdown, as many continue without...
· Bolivia: Pursuing Sustainable Lithium Mining. May 16, 2022. By Isabel Vander Molen. Between 2015 and 2017 alone, demand for the mineral lithium increased 10 percent each year and prices for lithium nearly tripled, with global usage reaching 40,000 tons in demand shows no signs of slowing, with Goldman Sachs predicting that for every one percent .
ABSTRACT. OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact and sustainability of health, water, and sanitation interventions in Bolivia six years postproject. METHODS: A mixedmethod (qualitativequantitative) study was conducted in 14 rural intervention and control communities in Bolivia in November 2008, six years after the completion of interventions designed to improve .
country and provides insight into how distinct regional cultures impact Bolivia's political reality. In general, people of the highlands have strong ties to distinct indigenous groups (in particular Quechua and Aymara peoples), while those of the eastern lowlands have a stronger mestizo culture. Keeling's 2004 discussion of globalization published in this journal frames this paper .
· As part of the annual "Democratic Erosion" undergraduate series, Justin Kopek traces the complex impact of Evo Morales' presidency for Bolivian democracy. Morales, Kopek argues, deepened Bolivian democracy through socioeconomic reforms for previously marginalized groups. At the same time, Morales disrupted democratic processes and check .
Bolivia and Paraguay show much lower rates of return (7 percent and 20 percent, respectively). In the case of Bolivia, benefits are moderate and initial dredging costs are high (not as much maintenance). In Paraguay savings are large (due to the intensive use of IWT), but initial and maintenance dredging costs are high as well.
Figure 2. Bolivia: Age distribution of population (World Bank, 2017) 7 Figure 3. Bolivia: Population growth 7 Figure 4. Bolivia: GDP per capita growth (World Bank, 2017) 8 Figure 5. Bolivia: GNI per capita growth (World Bank, 2017) 9 Figure 6. Bolivia: Employment by economic sector (Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 2012) 9 Figure 7 ...
· Repsol YPF is the largest producer and a market leader in Argentina as well as being a very significant player through the Southern Cone. The company has 11 Tcf (trillion cubic feet) of gas reserves in Bolivia (more than 23percent of the nation's total reserves) and has a strong presence in Chile, Peru and Brazil. In addition, the company has a strong presence in .