{"id":5631,"date":"2026-05-29T17:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/?p=5631"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:02:03","slug":"miambiente-limitara-los-trabajos-en-los-rios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/miambiente-limitara-los-trabajos-en-los-rios\/","title":{"rendered":"MiAmbiente limitar\u00e1 los trabajos en los r\u00edos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MiAmbiente propone cambios que restringir\u00edan severamente los trabajos en los r\u00edos del pa\u00eds y sus alrededores, a menos que el prop\u00f3sito sea la prevenci\u00f3n de inundaciones o la construcci\u00f3n de pasos de carreteras p\u00fablicas, puentes o proyectos similares.(Click <a href=\"#section-one\">here<\/a> for English version of this article).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Las solicitudes de obras en cauces, como canalizaci\u00f3n, desv\u00edo, relleno, enterramiento, enderezamiento o entubamiento de fuentes h\u00eddricas, solo ser\u00e1n admitidas si su objetivo es la prevenci\u00f3n de riesgos ante inundaciones o la construcci\u00f3n de pasos o v\u00edas de comunicaci\u00f3n&#8221;, indica un <a href=\"https:\/\/miambiente.gob.pa\/consulta-publica-sobre-el-documento-borrador-de-la-resolucion-dm-por-la-cual-se-modifica-y-adicionan-articulos-a-la-resolucion-no-dm-0431-2021-de-16-de-agosto-de-2021-que-establece-los-requi\/\">borrador<\/a> de propuesta con fecha del 1 de junio.<\/p>\n<p>La ciudadan\u00eda y las organizaciones podr\u00e1n presentar comentarios sobre el borrador de resoluci\u00f3n, con fecha del 1 de junio, durante un per\u00edodo de consulta de 30 d\u00edas. Tras las revisiones pertinentes, el Ministro de Ambiente, Juan Carlos Navarro, aprobar\u00e1 las nuevas directrices, que posteriormente se publicar\u00e1n en el Diario Oficial.<\/p>\n<p>Las nuevas normas modificar\u00e1n la Resoluci\u00f3n N\u00b0 DM-0431-2021, que regula las obras de construcci\u00f3n o ingenier\u00eda en cauces naturales en todo Panam\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260523_103648-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5636\" src=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260523_103648-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260523_103648-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260523_103648-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260523_103648-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260523_103648-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260523_103648-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>El objetivo principal del borrador de la propuesta es fortalecer las normas t\u00e9cnicas y las medidas de mitigaci\u00f3n de riesgos en respuesta a los crecientes impactos del cambio clim\u00e1tico, incluyendo inundaciones y tormentas intensas.<\/p>\n<p>Seg\u00fan la nueva normativa, para solicitar una autorizaci\u00f3n para obras en un curso de agua natural, los solicitantes deben presentar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Un mapa de la regi\u00f3n y puntos de intervenci\u00f3n georreferenciados precisos. Las \u00e1reas protegidas deben estar se\u00f1alizadas.<\/li>\n<li>Al menos 10 a\u00f1os de datos mensuales de caudal, adem\u00e1s de una medici\u00f3n de campo localizada si existe una estaci\u00f3n de monitoreo cercana. Si no hay ninguna estaci\u00f3n cercana: Dos mediciones de caudal de campo independientes utilizando metodolog\u00edas hidrol\u00f3gicas verificadas.<\/li>\n<li>Una simulaci\u00f3n hidr\u00e1ulica de la llanura aluvial en formato f\u00edsico y digital.<\/li>\n<li>Planos de construcci\u00f3n firmados por un profesional autorizado, duraci\u00f3n\/vida \u00fatil del proyecto, justificaci\u00f3n de la capacidad hidr\u00e1ulica estructural y un plan de mantenimiento a largo plazo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Los organismos gubernamentales, como el Ministerio de Obras P\u00fablicas y los municipios locales, no necesitan cumplir con los rigurosos requisitos de solicitud si est\u00e1n construyendo infraestructura urgente para garantizar el suministro de agua potable o para prevenir desastres naturales \u201cque puedan poner en riesgo vidas humanas o el abastecimiento de agua potable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Una vez otorgado un permiso de autorizaci\u00f3n para v\u00edas fluviales, la obra debe completarse en un plazo de dos a\u00f1os. Si transcurre este plazo sin que se haya realizado la construcci\u00f3n, se deber\u00e1 solicitar un nuevo permiso.<\/p>\n<p>Las nuevas normas podr\u00edan transformar la forma en que se manejan la gesti\u00f3n ambiental, la construcci\u00f3n y la infraestructura p\u00fablica en Panam\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>Los promotores inmobiliarios y contratistas privados enfrentar\u00edan mayores restricciones. Los promotores tendr\u00edan que invertir en estudios de referencia avanzados. Las empresas no podr\u00edan conservar los permisos indefinidamente.<\/p>\n<p>En teor\u00eda, las normas permitir\u00edan a MiAmbiente proteger mejor las cuencas fluviales cr\u00edticas y evitar que el desarrollo descontrolado destruya los sistemas de drenaje natural.<\/p>\n<p>Durante d\u00e9cadas, algunos promotores inmobiliarios han utilizado la excusa de &#8220;mejorar el caudal del agua&#8221; o &#8220;proteger contra la erosi\u00f3n&#8221; para justificar el cambio de curso de un arroyo, cuando su verdadero objetivo era simplemente liberar terreno para construir.<\/p>\n<p>Al declarar que las modificaciones de arroyos son estrictamente ilegales, salvo que su \u00fanico prop\u00f3sito principal sea un cruce de carretera p\u00fablica debidamente autorizado o un proyecto de prevenci\u00f3n de inundaciones con respaldo cient\u00edfico, MiAmbiente cierra la laguna legal que permit\u00eda estas alteraciones comerciales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026Los efectos crecientes del cambio clim\u00e1tico, incluyendo eventos extremos como huracanes, inundaciones y sequ\u00edas, requieren la adopci\u00f3n de medidas de adaptaci\u00f3n rigurosas y pr\u00e1cticas.<br \/>\n\u201c\u2026La modificaci\u00f3n y alteraci\u00f3n de las fuentes h\u00eddricas superficiales, para el desarrollo desmedido, con escasas o nulas medidas de conservaci\u00f3n y protecci\u00f3n de estas, en combinaci\u00f3n con el cambio clim\u00e1tico, factores de ingenier\u00eda y otros, han causado p\u00e9rdidas materiales y humanas, incrementando la exposici\u00f3n al riesgo de desastres\u201d, afirma el borrador.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521_1034070-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5637\" src=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521_1034070-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521_1034070-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521_1034070-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521_1034070-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521_1034070-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521_1034070-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A translation is below:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-one\">English version<\/h2>\n<p>MiAmbiente is proposing changes that would tightly restrict work in and around the country\u2019s rivers unless the purpose is flood prevention or the construction of public road crossings, bridges or similar projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRequests for works in waterways, such as channelization, diversion, filling, burial, straightening or piping of water sources, will only be admitted if their objective is the prevention of risks against floods or the construction of crossings or communication pathways,\u201d states a draft <a href=\"https:\/\/miambiente.gob.pa\/consulta-publica-sobre-el-documento-borrador-de-la-resolucion-dm-por-la-cual-se-modifica-y-adicionan-articulos-a-la-resolucion-no-dm-0431-2021-de-16-de-agosto-de-2021-que-establece-los-requi\/\">proposal<\/a> dated June 1.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens and organizations may comment on the draft during a 30-day consultation period. After any revisions are made, Minister of Environment Juan Carlos Navarro would sign off on the new guidelines and they would be published the Official Gazette.<\/p>\n<p>The new rules would modify Resolution No. DM-0431-2021, which regulates construction or engineering works in natural waterways across Panama.<\/p>\n<p>The draft proposal\u2019s main goal is to strengthen technical standards and risk-mitigation measures in response to the growing impacts of climate change, including floods and intense storms.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new rules, to request an authorization for works in a natural watercourse, applicants must submit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Produce a map of the regional area and precise georeferenced intervention points. Protected areas must be flagged.<\/li>\n<li>At least 10 years of monthly flow data plus a localized field measurement if a monitoring station is nearby. If no station is nearby: Two separate field flow measurements using verified hydrological methodologies.<\/li>\n<li>A hydraulic simulation of the floodplain in both physical and digital formats.<\/li>\n<li>Construction blueprints signed by an authorized professional, project duration\/lifespan, structural hydraulic capacity justification, and a long-term maintenance plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Government agencies such as the Ministry of Public Works and local municipalities need not fulfill rigorous application requirements if they are building urgent infrastructure to ensure drinking water supply or to prevent natural disasters \u201cwhich may put human lives or the supply of drinking water at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once a waterway authorization permit is granted, the work must be done within two years. If the timeframe expires without construction, a new permit must be requested.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260529_0734080-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5638\" src=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260529_0734080-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260529_0734080-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260529_0734080-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260529_0734080-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260529_0734080-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260529_0734080-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>The new rules could shift how environmental management, construction, and public infrastructure are handled in Panama.<\/p>\n<p>Real estate developers and private contractors would face tougher constraints. Developers would have to invest in advanced baseline studies. Companies would not be able to hold onto permits indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>In theory, the rules would allow MiAmbiente to better protect critical river basins and prevent unchecked developments from destroying natural drainage systems.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, some developers have used the excuse of &#8220;improving water flow&#8221; or &#8220;protecting against erosion&#8221; to justify changing the course of a stream when their real goal was simply freeing up land to build.<\/p>\n<p>By declaring that stream modifications are strictly illegal unless the sole primary purpose is a vetted public road crossing or a scientifically backed flood prevention project, MiAmbiente is closing the loophole that allowed these commercial alterations to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 The increasing effects of climate change, including extreme events such as hurricanes, floods and droughts, require the adoption of rigorous and practical adaptation measures\u2026 The modification and alteration of surface water sources, for unbridled development, with scarce or null conservation and protection measures for them, in combination with climate change, engineering factors and others, have caused material and human losses, increasing exposure to disaster risk,\u201d the draft states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MiAmbiente propone cambios que restringir\u00edan severamente los trabajos en los r\u00edos del pa\u00eds y sus alrededores, a menos que el prop\u00f3sito sea la prevenci\u00f3n de inundaciones o la construcci\u00f3n de pasos de carreteras p\u00fablicas, puentes o proyectos similares.(Click here for English version of this article). &#8220;Las solicitudes de obras en cauces, como canalizaci\u00f3n, desv\u00edo, relleno, &#8230; <a title=\"MiAmbiente limitar\u00e1 los trabajos en los r\u00edos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/miambiente-limitara-los-trabajos-en-los-rios\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about MiAmbiente limitar\u00e1 los trabajos en los r\u00edos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[130,306],"tags":[318,308],"class_list":["post-5631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-panama","tag-miambiente","tag-rio-chiriqui-viejo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5631"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5639,"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631\/revisions\/5639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traceyeaton.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}