DE LA DEFENSA DEL RÍO LEMPA A LA LUCHA CONTRA LA PRIVATIZACIÓN DEL RECURSO HIDRICO EN EL SALVADOR: INTERPRETACIONES DE INSTITUCIONES PARTICULARES, GUBERNAMENTALES Y SU INFLUENCIA EN LA LEGISLACIÓN DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS 2009-2019, FROM THE DEFENSE OF THE LEMPA RIVER TO THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE PRIVATIZATION OF WATER RESOURCES IN EL SALVADOR: INTERPRETATIONS OF PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON PUBLIC POLICY LEGISLATION (2009–2019)

<jats:p>This article explains how various institutions, non-governmental and governmental, interpret the conflict over the defense of the Lempa River and its water resources at the national level. It also analyzes how these interpretations influence the design of public policies as a result of the implementation of transnational extractive projects. Along these lines, as in other Central America countries, the influence of international and local institutions in the formation of current environmental legislation is demonstrated. These institutions had greater influence than the official entities in charge of managing water resources</jats:p>