Participation of the Wayuu community of the municipality of Urbia Guajira in photovoltaic projects

Autor: María Eugenia Tovar Pinzón, Hólguer Rodrigo Altamirano Pérez, Verónica Gabriela Páez Romero, Máximo Ortega Galarza, Bella Eloisa Arias Villavicencio, Luis Emilio Yance
Rok vydání: 2023
Popis: The present research was developed in the Cabo de la Vela Municipality of Uribía Guajira Colombia, due to the characteristics of solar radiation that the area has, its average radiation is 8.3 𝑘𝑊ℎ / 𝑚2, being the highest in the country. The objective was to design a social economic model for the local development of the Uribia Guajira municipality based on the implementation of a photovoltaic park and the conditions to promote social welfare that improve their living conditions. The mixed research methods were based on: a type of exploratory study, supported by observation and social cartography, a semistructured survey and interview and two participatory workshops were applied. The results showed the importance of generating photovoltaic energy from the creation of the company Sutsuim Ka’ït BIC, where the community and investors participated. The communities was trained in the strengthening of management capacity and in decision-making for the people of the reservation and their leaders in the entire area of direct and indirect influence of the project, strengthening community participation and how to develop macro projects affect a better quality of life for the Wayuu people of Cabo de la Vela
Databáze: OpenAIRE