Design of a sustainable management system for decommissioned wind turbine blades in Peru in a context of regulatory vacuum and environmental governance crisis
CLIMA lunch seminar with Lorena Arismendi.
Abstract
This research addresses the need for a sustainable management system for decommissioned wind turbine blades in Peru, in a context marked by regulatory gaps and growing challenges in environmental governance. The study explores the existing legal vacuum, socio-environmental conflicts associated with wind energy projects, and seeks to anticipate the risks that may arise if these structures are dismantled without an adequate management system. Its objective is to propose a technical and institutional framework that promotes sustainable waste management while helping to prevent environmental contamination and mitigate the escalation of socio-environmental conflicts.
About the speaker
Lorena Arismendi is a Peruvian Environmental Engineering student in the final stage of her BSc, specializing in Sustainability Management, with additional training in environmental assessment and control, as well as forestry and wildlife legislation. She has experience in government programs in the agricultural sector focused on water and land management. She also actively participates in an international human rights NGO, where she gives lectures on social and labour justice within the context of the green transition, and she currently serves as Vice President of a Peruvian NGO dedicated to the conservation and sustainable management of natural resources, working with rural and Indigenous communities. Traveling across Latin America has given her firsthand insight into the challenges Indigenous peoples face in protecting their territories and environmental integrity. This experience has shaped her research interests in climate-related issues, particularly environmental justice, land-use governance, and the socio-environmental impacts of the energy transition.