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Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.

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Niño3.4 Exceeds +2°C
In July 2026, the Niño3.4 index exceeded a +2°C sea-surface temperature anomaly in the equatorial Pacific, a threshold that Météo-France classifies as strong El Niño intensity.
El Niño 2026 Among Strongest Since 1950
Among the most intense episodes observed since 1950 could be the 2026 El Niño: six-month seasonal forecasts indicate that the Niño3.4 index will continue rising and peak in late 2026, potentially reaching very strong intensity.
El Niño Limits Atlantic Cyclone Activity
4 low-intensity, short-lived tropical systems had been observed in the 2026 Atlantic season by August 28; only Tropical Storm Dolly occurred in the main development region. Météo-France links this historically low activity to the strong El Niño an...
43%: Extraordinary Coastal El Niño in summer
43% is the estimated probability of an extraordinary Coastal El Niño in the Niño 1+2 region during the summer from December 2026 to March 2027.
58%: Very strong El Niño in Niño 3.4
58% or higher is the probability that El Niño will reach very strong magnitude in the Niño 3.4 region between September 2026 and January 2027.

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El Salvador Forward: Government Program for the Deepening of Changes

The "El Salvador Forward" program represents a comprehensive strategic framework to deepen the social, economic and political transformations initiated during the first FMLN government (2009-2014). Th...

Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and Central America (2014)

The Agreement establishes a comprehensive framework for political dialogue and cooperation between the European Union and six Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, ...

National Survey of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Adult Population of El Salvador (ENECA-ELS 2015)

ENECA-ELS 2015 constitutes a descriptive cross-sectional study at national level that seeks to obtain updated information on the prevalence, spatial distribution and sociodemographic characteristics o...

Institutional Strategic Plan 2014-2019 "Agriculture for Good Living"

The Institutional Strategic Plan of El Salvador's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock for the 2014-2019 period constitutes the main tool to materialize state policy for the agricultural sector and r...

RTCA 67.04.66: 12 Dairy Products. Pasteurized milk (Pasteurized).

Central American technical regulation dealing with specifications for ripened cheeses.

National Entrepreneurship Policy

Under the strategic axis of Environmental Sustainability and Adaptation to Climate Change of this policy, the capacity for the adoption of good environmental practices related to solid waste managemen...

National climate change strategy of El Salvador

The National Climate Change Strategy, for its part, offers specific guidelines for the definition, with the broadest participation of Salvadoran society, of the specific sectoral strategies and plans ...

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: Second National Communication of El Salvador

The SNC complies with the commitment to report on greenhouse gas emissions Greenhouse (GHG) of the country and on the measures that have been adopted or are planned to be adopted to apply the United N...

Local Cross-Border Public Policy (PPLT) Zero Hunger, El Salvador-Honduras-Guatemala

The Río Lempa Trinational Border Commonwealth and the member municipal governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, located in the Central American Trifinio region, as facilitators of territor...

Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) on Dairy Terms (RTCA 67.04.65:12) (ES)

It establishes rules for the proper use of dairy terms in the food industry, especially on dairy product labeling. Its aim is to prevent consumer confusion and ensure transparency in information about...

School Glass of Milk Program Law

The School Glass of Milk Program Law establishes a national program that guarantees the minimum consumption of two glasses of nationally produced fluid milk per week for all children studying preschoo...

Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) for products used in Animal Feed RTCA 65.05.52:11

The Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) for Animal Feed focuses on establishing standards for the production, processing, marketing, and control of products used in animal feed, ensuring thei...