In the run up to the Madrid-based COP25 international climate talks set to begin in early December, former Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s Energy and Environment program, Rebecca Bertram, conducted a series of interviews with Latin American officials and activists. In Part 5 of the series, Bertram meets with Bruno Sanguinetti, Director at CEDE (Center for Development), an NGO that has a long history of working on environmental projects throughout Peru. Good climate policy needs competent public servants Background: Peru is a country with a high degree of territorial diversity spanning from rich coastal areas to the Andean and Amazonian ecosystems. In recent years, climate induced changes in temperatures and precipitation have exposed these ecosystems to increasing risks. In combination with other environmental challenges, such as agricultural expansion, deforestation and illegal mining, climate change seriously endangers Peru’s future economic development. Rebecca Bertram (RB): What is the biggest challenge in combating climate change in Peru today? Bruno Sanguinetti (BS): The main challenge we are facing in Peru today is how to comply and achieve our … Continue reading COP25 and what Latin America hopes for. Part V: A View from Peru