Cochabamba

Cochabamba

Reporte Voluntario Local Cochabamba

Insights of the Report

Cochabamba's first VLR demonstrates the city's commitment to implementing the SDGs. The city has formulated a Comprehensive Territorial Development Plan (CTDP 2021-2025) aimed at achieving SDG targets. This plan focuses on improving public services, emphasising qualities like transparency, efficiency and effectiveness, in line with the SDGs. The city links its sustainable territorial model to the SDGs, with particular attention to Goal 11. The CTDP 2021-2025 aims to impact areas such as health, education, water, electricity, innovation and urban planning. The CTDP comprises four pillars: governance, human development, urban development and the environment, and sustainable and productive development. All municipal secretariats collaborated on priorities and objectives, working closely with UN-Habitat to select relevant indicators aligned with Cochabamba's local context and strategic criteria. The VLR process ensures regular monitoring of these indicators based on available local data.

City Profile

Cochabamba, situated in the heart of Bolivia, is a bustling city cradled within a fertile valley, standing at an elevation of 2,558 meters. Home to around 856,000 people (as of 2022), and part of a metropolitan area of 1.5 million, known as the Kanata Metropolitan Region (RMK). Cochabamba's unique setting, enveloped by productive farmlands and historical Inca remnants, blends its colonial charm with a dynamic agricultural, manufacturing and commercial landscape. It is one of Bolivia's primary cities, forming an essential axis alongside Santa Cruz de la Sierra and La Paz in the country's urban hierarchy.

The Report and more

The VLR report is available here:
Reporte Voluntario Local Cochabamba