El Salvador is a country with abundant rainfall, yet it is currently suffering from a severe water crisis. How is that possible? The causes are various. Over the past several years, climate change has produced severe weather phenomena resulting in both, flooding and prolonged drought. There are man-made causes as well, including deforestation, the destruction of soils through inappropriate agricultural practices, pollution and over exploitation of key aquifers. The root of the problem has to do with the management of water and the lack of good governance in the water sector due to inadequate policies, programs, practices and effective institutional structures.

The Share Foundation´s “Growing with Water” campaign is a social awareness movement supporting the ongoing struggle to overcome this opposition and establish a General Water Law in El Salvador capable of assuring good governance with equitable, efficient and sustainable water management through direct support to affected communities, especially women, and through public policy advocacy.

In an effort to enforce the ongoing struggle for a water law in El Salvador, we would like to ask for your support by signing and sharing this petition. Every signature represents solidarity and awareness on the right to ensure reliable and sustainable water resources and sanitation services for everyone.  #growingwithwater

For more information on this matter, please visit our website: www.share-elsalvador.org