Processes of vulnerabilization of wind enterprises in a peasant community in the Southern Agrest of Pernambuco

Abstract

In the midst the sustainable guidelines, renewable energy sources occupy a prominent place, especially wind energy. The implementation of wind farms produces transformations in communities, such as health problems. The study aims to analyze the occurrence of health problems in the peasant population since the implementation of wind farms in the municipality of Caetés until the present day. This is an observational, descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The research was carried out in a peasant community, Sítio Sobradinho, located in the municipality of Caetés in Pernambuco/BR, with community leaders and associations, representatives of social movements and the Union of Rural Workers and peasants residing in the study site as participants. Data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was based on the content analysis technique in the thematic modality. It was observed that the wind turbines had a strong relationship with the health problems observed after the beginning of their operation. Although wind energy presents itself as a clean and sustainable energy, caution is needed in the planning and construction of wind farms. The impacts, mainly on people's health, need to be predicted so that they can be mitigated or extinguished.