Climate change and corruption risks in Peru: The launch of TI’s Global Corruption Report on Climate Change in Lima : space for transparency

Pulgar Vidal outlined the links between the global context illustrated in the report and the situation in Peru, taking the case of forests as a prime example. “Corruption is rampant in the forestry sector. The huge volume of funds which will flow into the country to counteract deforestation might be at its mercy”.

Transparency and accountability are corruption’s best cures. According to a number of studies in Peru, levels of transparency surrounding the decisions and management of sectors related to climate change are low. A recent report shows that the websites of public institutions directly involved in forestry at national and sub-national levels fulfill only 46 per cent of obligations outlined in the Peruvian law on transparency –enacted almost a decade ago