Projects On Conflict In Mining Areas In Ghana

Projects On Conflict In Mining Areas In Ghana

Rescuing and igniting hope for children and youth forced …

Rescuing and igniting hope for children and youth forced into illegal mining. After series of surveys conducted in mining communities within the Diaso Area programme, World …

Resolving Water Conflicts in Mining Areas of Ghana Through …

In Wassa West district of Ghana, mining as an industry has been promoted in the recent past, but with significant impact on environmental aspects, especially water, leading to …

Promises and Pitfalls: China's Financing of the Atewa Bauxite Mining …

The Implications of Ghana's Atiwa Bauxite Mining Project and Chinese Funding. Bauxite is a valuable mineral used to produce aluminum products that range from teaspoons to fighter jets. It has been mined in Ghana since before the country's independence, when the British sourced bauxite from the southwestern Gold Coast.

Mining, Environment and Community Conflicts: A Study of …

The environment, its natural resources and development capacity remains a contentious element in the development process of human society. In Ghana, similarly as Africa and other developing countries, there is a huge dependence of environmental resources for economic growth and development. Mining gold resources is directly …

Challenges of Land Acquisition in the Mining …

disputes, conflicts, and litigation between stools, skins, families, and individuals, as well as ... to abandon building projects due to problems in getting their land parcels and rights ... ownership problems in the mining areas of Tarkwa, Ghana. The methods used include,

Ghana's mining communities are still not getting their just …

One important reason is the local authorities' capture of mineral royalties transferred back to the mining areas. In 1993 the government of Ghana ... projects in communities affected by mining ...

Mining, the environment, and human rights in Ghana: An area …

In Wassa West district of Ghana, mining as an industry has been promoted in the recent past, but with significant impact on environmental aspects, especially water, leading to conflicts between ...

Addressing Mining Sector Conflicts in Ghana

Addressing Mining Sector Conflicts in Ghana Department of Political Science Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of

Addressing Mining Sector Conflicts in Ghana

Using online sources/data and adopting the 'developmental state' approach, which advocates for state-induced development as a conceptual model, this research …

Addressing conflict minerals

The new Guidelines for Social Responsibility in Outbound Mining state that, among other things, companies should conduct risk assessments to determine whether traded minerals originate or pass through conflict-ridden areas, conduct supply chain due diligence checks and when operating in conflict-affected areas take steps to monitor …

Human rights violations continue in Ghana's mining sector

WASHINGTON, DC-- International humanitarian organization Oxfam America calls on Ghana's government to address ongoing human rights violations in the West African nation's mining industry. The call to action comes after 23-year old Kwame Eric was shot to death August 10 by an employee of Ghanatta Security Services, a …

GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE …

GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE MINING PROJECT 2 SECTORAL CONTEXT Ghana, located in the heart of West Africa with a population of 30.8 million people in 2021,1 has ... in Act defined to mean mining operation oer an area o land in accordance it te numer o locs prescried y regulation () and () (d) o te Minerals and …

How the Ghanaian government is supporting community …

Community mining schemes, first rolled out by the IMCIM and later integrated into the NAELP, have been central to recent government efforts. These schemes aim to bolster …

Mining companies and communities: Collaborative approaches to reduce

Contrasting a project that experienced little opposition with another that resulted in a multi-year, sustained protest creates the opportunity to begin to build a theoretical understanding of the determinants of success when planning a mining project in an area where mining-community conflict is a common occurrence.

(PDF) Living with conflicts in Ghana's Prestea mining area: Is

The findings conclude that it is necessary to redefine the legal mining framework and support the training process for workers to reduce social and …

The Future of Conflict in Mining

Despite the dominant "conflict minerals" narrative, there is plenty of evidence from DRC and other countries such as Ghana, Colombia and Burkina Faso, that artisanal mining can improve livelihoods and spur on the local economy.

Just Relations and Company–Community Conflict in Mining

This research engages with the problem of company–community conflict in mining. The inequitable distributions of risks, impacts, and benefits are key drivers of resource conflicts and are likely to remain at the forefront of mining-related research and advocacy. Procedural and interactional forms of justice therefore lie at the very heart of …

Property Rights and Artisanal Mining | LandLinks

However, dry season investments of labor in development projects often conflicts with labor-intensive ASM activities that occur throughout the dry season — a time when most digging occurs in dry riverbeds and swamps. Livelihood diversification in mining areas should focus on activities that do not compete with ASM.

Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana

The current analysis focuses on the environmental and health impacts of mining in Ghana and blends extant data from the literature as well as the co-authors' recent findings on the causes, status, trends, and consequences of mining in Ghana.

Bauxite mining at Atewa Forest Reserve, Ghana: a political

Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region of Ghana represents one of only two reserves with upland evergreen forests in Ghana but is also a possible site for bauxite mining. The Government of Ghana deployed an infrastructure in anticipation for a refined bauxite agreement with China. Ghana's Government seeks to develop an …

Frontiers | "Illegal" Gold Mining Operations in Ghana: …

Illegal mining is defined locally (Ghanaian context) as mining operations in which miners without a license have no concessions of their own operate uncontrollably within concessions of large-scale mining companies or in areas prohibited for mining (Aryee, 2003; Hilson et al., 2013).

Mining impact on communities' livelihoods: A case study …

Mining has been blamed globally for harmful and impoverishing effects. Most countries are rich sources of gemstone, yet there is very little development, since miners, and those around mining sites, still live in abject poverty. This study sought answers on: "how mining activities have affected communities' livelihoods?". Data was …

The state of human rights in mining communities in …

in their policies, projects and in the implementation of all programmes. ... The mining industry in Ghana is a major contributor and player in the national development of Ghana. Yet it is also in this industry that we witness ... in mining areas in …

GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE …

The Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) will build on these eforts by taking a holistic approach through targeted actions to address …

Resolving Water Conflicts in Mining Areas of …

The spate of conflicts and community agitation against mining in Ghana suggests that environmental governance did not fully address the concerns of all the stakeholders (Obara & Jenkins, 2006 ...

MINERALS AND MINING POLICY OF GHANA

2.0 Overview of Ghana's Minerals and Mining Sector Ghana is well endowed with substantial mineral resources, the major ones being gold, diamonds, manganese and bauxite.

GHANA MINING VISION

The programme objectives include reduction in social conflicts in mining communities and improvement in support to Artisanal and small scale miners (ASMs) as evidenced by (a) …

2021 PERFORMANCE REPORT OF THE MINING …

2021 PERFORMANCE REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY IN GHANA ... Likewise, the other dominant economies in the Area, France, Italy, and Spain recorded upturns in economic activities, from -7.9 per cent in 2020 to 7.0 per cent in 2021, ... The conflict is projected to disrupt the warring countries' ability to play

An analysis of the foremost issues with artisanal and small

Ghana has abundant mineral reserves in many of its regions, and gold mining remains one of the country's main sources of revenue. Given Ghana's current position in the global gold market, this review provides insight into the ASGM sector to give an understanding of the pertinent issues in the sector and its role in the socio-economic …

Addressing Mining Sector Conflicts in Ghana

industrial mining to disrupt the livelihood means of mining communities, the government has embarked on alternative livelihood projects in Ghana over the years.