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11 3. thE institUtionAl fRAmEWoRK stRUctURE of govERnmEnt With the approval of the new Constitution of the State of <strong>Bolivia</strong>, the overall structure of the state is organized as follows: central government, nine departmental governments (with the right to autonomy) and 327 autonomous municipalities. The Constitution also provides for indigenous and regional autonomous areas (autonomies) within departmental boundaries. Under the constitution, each level of self-government has the same hierarchical structure and is entitled to take decisions independently of any government. A schematic representation of the new state structure can be seen in the chart below: poWERs of thE diffEREnt lEvEls of govERnmEnt The recently adopted Constitution sets out the responsibilities of the different levels of government. The Central Level possesses normative, regulatory, and executive powers to deal with biodiversity and the environment. It has the power to define overall policies and to implement programs and projects throughout the country. At the same time, the Constitution states that a number of responsibilities in these areas are to be exercised concurrently and shared with the autonomous figURE 3. BoliviA: stRUctURE of thE stAtE National government Departmental government Departmental government Departmental government Regional government Municipal government Municipal government Municipal government Municipal government Indigenous authority Indigenous authority [The lines in this graph represent connectivity not dependency].
12 thE sociAl dimEnsions of AdAptAtion to climAtE chAngE in BoliviA territorial entities, i.e., the departmental, municipal and autonomous indigenous governments. Adaptation actions with regard to climate change are defined at the central and sub-national levels within their respective jurisdictions. thE cEntRAl stAtE lEvEl According to DS No. 29894 of February 7, 2009, the current organizational structure of what is now called the “Plurinational State of <strong>Bolivia</strong>” makes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the entity responsible, jointly with other relevant bodies, for defending and protecting the natural resources of the state, including water resources. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Development Planning is charged with formulating and presenting policies for science, technology, innovation, and the enhancement of local knowledge, in cooperation with the autonomous and decentralized territorial entities. The formulation of national climate change policy is the responsibility of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources which, through the Vice-Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity and Climate Change, aims to promote and implement policies, legislation, plans, programs, and projects related to climate change. Jointly with other government entities and departmental governments, the Vice-Ministry is also responsible for developing the National Climate Change Program (PNCC), tasked with formulating and implementing measures for adaptation to, and mitigation of, climate change, and for monitoring the international environmental and climate change agenda. The PNCC has formulated the National Mechanism for Adaptation to Climate Change, “which is essentially in line with the National Development Plan (NDP) and consists of a long-term strategy aimed at establishing the actions and results expected of it as a tool for formulating a structured response to global warming through adaptation.” figURE 4. stRUctURE of thE nAtionAl mEchAnism foR AdAptAtion to climAtE chAngE Sectoral programs Water resources Security and sovereignty Settlements Health Ecosystems Scientific investigation Adaptation measures Capacity-building and awareness-raising Anthropological measures and ancestral knowledge Stakeholder consultations Prefectures Municipalities NGOs Universities Producer associations Feeedback Source: PNCC, 2007
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