A través de la Resolución 1418 the 10 August 2015, Corpoguajira adopted different measures to reduce the risk of water shortages and forest fires generated by the effects of extreme climate variability in the department..

As part of the actions to be implemented, The highest environmental authority ordered the destruction of trenches, barriers or any other method not authorized by the Corporation that does not allow the normal flow of bodies of water through the channels or derivations of the peninsula. Likewise, it is totally prohibited to carry out activities that put the quality of the water at risk due to contamination and to carry out open burning..

Other measures contemplated in the administrative act is the review of the savings and efficient use of water plans presented to the Corporation; Likewise, the Mayors were required to prepare or update contingency plans that allow mitigating this situation in the region..

Controls will remain in place until the effects of the drought cease.. Corpoguajira will increase control and surveillance tasks in order to prevent the occurrence of forest fires and impose, exhaustively, police measures, preventive and sanctioning measures that may arise.