Mental health resilience in the face of climate change in Bolivia

Our objective

To improve buen vivir — overall well-being — among rural and indigenous communities in Bolivia exposed to climate risks by strengthening their psychological and social resilience in the face of environmental crises. This project is led by UCB (Catholic University of Bolivia), with whom we are partners.

Our Actions

• Strengthening the research capacities of various partners on the links between climate change and mental health.
• Co-creating knowledge and local solutions with communities, authorities and development actors.
• Facilitating cross-sector collaboration to develop culturally relevant and sustainable prevention and adaptation programmes.

Our Impact

This project will strengthen people's resilience to the psychological effects of climate change, integrate mental health and community well-being into local policies, and consolidate the research and action capacities of UCB and its partners for a lasting impact.

Our concrete role

As a partner, Louvain Coopération is actively involved in all three components of the project, without being the main lead. Its key role is to mobilise Belgian cooperation actors and local partners around a ‘Mental Health and Climate Change’ network (HUB), to contribute its environmental and gender expertise, and to strengthen links with other rural and indigenous communities in order to amplify the project's impact.