Minister Ñáñez celebrated World Water Day in Caracas with the Meeting of Seeders

Published at: 22/03/2026 10:43 PM

Under the slogan “Life Comes First”, held this Sunday, March 22, the Minister of Popular Power for Ecosocialism, Freddy Ñáñez, celebrated World Water Day at the Meeting of Water Seeders and Seeders.

On his account on the social network Instagram, he stressed that it is “a space to remember that water is not just a resource, it is the epicenter of life. Let's continue to sow awareness and protect every drop!”

In his speech, he highlighted the impetus that the Bolivarian Constitution contemplates in this matter: a different and decolonized human vision of this cycle in which water is the epicenter of life.

He thanked the work and methodology used by the bioregions, as well as all the community organizations that live for the preservation of the environment, especially with the water resource.

He also said that after a conversation with the president in charge of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, she recalled that “our Constitution is the pioneer in recognizing from a legal point of view the rights of Mother Earth and that the human being depends on her. We cannot go back one millimeter in environmental rights, we cannot allow the contradiction between economic development and the rights of Mother Earth to deepen.”

The above-mentioned meeting took place in the auditorium of the Latin American School of Medicine in Caracas and brought together ecologists, water planters and members of communities organized in Ecosocialist Councils, active in the room and from different parts of the country via Zoom, so that different specialists could talk about the planting, breeding and harvesting of water as an ancient practice for the protection of this resource.

The scientist from the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), Meimalin Moreno, in her paper addressed current public policies, focused on blue water, which is what we can see, and focuses on the use we give to water and rationing the resource.

He stressed that this is not enough, since “we must also take into account green water, or flying rivers”.

In that sense, he explained that green water is the one that circulates through the air and that we cannot see, that it is the evaporated water that is often used for agriculture and that is used by ancient wisdom for its preservation.

He stressed that participatory governance is the best way to care for and manage water, something in which Venezuela is a pioneer country, from the installation of the Technical Water Boards, to the current Ecosocialist Councils and Water Caregivers.

On the other hand, at the end of the event, in a statement to the media, Minister Ñáñez reported that as part of the National Electricity Savings Plan announced by the President in charge, more than 150 Hydrographic Basin Committees were created in Venezuela for the defense and protection of water.

He specified that these committees will be generating education, training and prevention on forest fires, indiscriminate logging or any polluting action affecting watersheds.

He also indicated that the 0800-AMBIENT line (0800-262-4368) has been made available, so that the Venezuelan people can report any incident of damage to nature in a timely manner.

Mazo News Team