Water users are participating in the collection of signatures to modify the Water Law through a Legislative Initiative of the People (ILP)

to include the protection of human life as one of the main guiding principles of the Water Law. This initiative requests to change some principles of article 14 of the Water Law and expressly incorporate the protection of human life as a priority, the integrity and health of people as one of the "main guiding principles of water policy", especially in the face of natural risks such as floods and droughts, according to a statement issued this Wednesday. In particular, the ILP has demanded "having sufficient budgetary allocation to undertake the necessary infrastructures that protect the population from floods and droughts" and introduce the principle of professionalism, capacity, and technical ...