The Tri-national Network for the Rescue of the Lempa River held a press conference in Cebollines, El Salvador.

On Friday, September 15, 2024, the Tri-National Network for the Rescue of the Lempa River held a press conference in Cebollines, El Salvador, attended by more than 14 television and radio media outlets.

The Tri-National Network congratulated the Government of El Salvador on the agreement reached between El Salvador and the United States, whose main objective is to promote the debt swap program for the conservation and restoration of the Lempa River.

The agreement will make it possible to obtain $352 million, which will be allocated to the Lempa River Conservation and Restoration Program over the next 20 years.

In addition, the Tri-national Network emphasized the importance of promoting dialogue with society and civil society organizations, and took the opportunity to make available to the Government of El Salvador the tools and technical resources that the Tri-national Network has at its disposal, as well as the draft proposal for a “Law for the Protection, Conservation, and Restoration of the Lempa River Watershed.”

The draft bill seeks to provide a legal framework that protects and guarantees the conservation of the Lempa River, a water body of great importance.