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Chaco DIPECHO Project "Strengthening localcapacities for preparedness and response toemergencies in the Bolivian Chaco",Bolivia 185 .and experience between INDECI and Civil Defense of Bolivia atthe regional, national and local levels.Alliances with other institutions such as ACOP, AMDEPANDO,Manuripi wildlife Reserve, Forest, Society and Development,allow work to expand coverage and facilitate theimplementation of activities. INDECI decisive support intraining project staff and Civil Defense of Bolivia and bothinstitutions for the establishment of the Early WarningSystem. Madre de Dios Regional Government Commitment tosupport, coordinate, advocates organizations as INDECI.The signing of agreements with the municipalities and theexplanation continues on the progress of the project to localAuthorities.The community partners that empower its members,to understand and recognize that their contribution isessential for demonstrative construction.In 9 communities, community practices of water andforest management shortcuts were conducted such ascleaning, clearing banks, channel streams and protectionof water systems in critical locations, allowing communitiesto apply their knowledge and strengthen communityorganization.The municipality of Villa Vaca Guzman, through youngvolunteers applied the knowledge gained in the workshops toachieve the re-indictment of the stream, through theirparticipation of the pile of sandbags on the banks.Teachers from the Huacaya Township decided to replicatesome of the games as Riesgolandia on the basketball court, sothat children and older people would enjoy learning about thetopic of risk management in greater detail.Technicians from the municipalities of Villamontes, drafteda proposal for restructuring the organization of thecounterpart since the beginning of the implementation if thecase warrants it.Respect for local participatory planning processes to ensureownership of the process, empowerment of the social sectors inmaking decisions about local planning and the legitimacy of thecommitments made during the project period.The pattern of regional development is a major factor in manycases disasters and an emergency causes, so it is important toarticulate the vision of the territory order with the riskmanagement approach to mitigate long-term effects in theoccurrence of disasters.It should guide efforts to institutionalize the process of capacitybuilding for preparedness and emergency response, especiallyin formal institutions such as Civil Defense, which shoulddevelop policies and provide guidance for risk managementthroughout national level.There should be more emphasis on preparation, as institutionsfocus their skills at the time of response and this helps todevelop and consolidate an attitude of prevention rather thanreaction.Risk management in municipal planning is designed from thecross-sectional environment, which helps to plan productiveactivities and better use of natural resources from thestandpoint of prevention of natural disasters caused by the185 Chaco DIPECHO Project "Strengthening local capacities for preparedness andresponse to emergency situations in the Bolivian Chaco. ECHO & CARE International in Bolivia (2005).50