Chapter 3 - Community advisors in wind energy consultations in La Guajira: Demonetizing advisory

Chapter 3 - Community advisors in wind energy consultations in La Guajira: Demonetizing advisory

In this story, SEI researchers collect and analyze the experiences and challenges of community advisers, one of the key actors in ensuring justice and equity in Colombia’s energy transition. In this video, advisors examine how an excessive focus on financial compensation can undermine prior consultation processes, and discuss the need to redefine, regulate, and professionalize advisory roles to prioritize impacts and long-term outcomes. This video is part of that story, which offers deeper analysis and additional context. We invite you to read it: Script: Camilo Martelo / SEI Production: Eduar Monsalve and Camilo Martelo / SEI Editing: Eduar Monsalve / SEI