on Tuesday led the meeting of the Multisector Task Force, with the purpose of coordinating Executive Branch actions in response to El Niño phenomenon.
Ministers Jorge Chavez Cresta (Defense), Hania Perez de Cuellar (Housing), Paola Lazarte (Transportation), Raul Perez Reyes (Production), and Alex Contreras (Economy) participated in the gathering as well.
Deputy Territorial Governance Minister Paul Caiguaray Perez was also present at the event.
According to its
Climate Prediction Center,
El Niño continued as indicated by above-average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the equatorial Pacific Ocean last July.