Minister Arjona calls for reduced water and energy consumption in response to El Niño impacts

Institutional news report on prevention measures proposed by the Government of Colombia in response to the evolving El Niño event. The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development called on citizens, businesses, industry associations and public and private institutions to reduce water and energy consumption, assess their capacities and update their disaster risk management plans. The Minister also proposed establishing a permanent interinstitutional coordination group with weekly monitoring. IDEAM warned that accumulated rainfall in Colombia during an El Niño year may be 58 percent below normal. The source also highlights territorial monitoring and rural aqueduct strengthening undertaken by Cornare and a scientific cruise conducted by Dimar to generate information on ocean conditions and their effects on fisheries, agriculture, health, infrastructure and disaster risk management.