Actors / Government · Bolivia
Ministry of Environment and Water of Bolivia
Appears in 2 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Poopó, Oruro, Bolivia: the lake reported dry in December 2015, partial refills and a new dry spell in 2023 | National ministry responsible for water and the environment; attributed the 2014 die-off to climate change | Bolivia | 1994–2025 | Water use |
| Huanuni sub-basin mining contamination in the Lake Poopó basin: emergency decrees, a 2022 constitutional ruling and an IACHR hearing | Ordered by SCP 1471/2022-S3 to carry out the water study | Bolivia | 2009–2025 | Tailings dam failure |
Appears alongside
Gobernación de Oruro (departmental government) ×2Government of Bolivia (Plurinational State) ×2NASA Earth ObservatoryEuropean Space AgencyUniversidad Técnica de OruroCenter for Ecology and Andean Peoples (CEPA)Uru Murato communitiesEmpresa Minera HuanuniPlurinational Constitutional Tribunal of BoliviaAyllu San Agustín de PuñacaCenter for Andean Communication and Development (CENDA)Inter-American Commission on Human RightsContraloría General del Estado (Bolivia)
Terms used on this page
Science and environment
- Tailings and tailings dam
- Tailings are the waste left after ore is processed; a tailings dam is the embankment that stores them as wet sludge.