The Impact Of Mining On The Livelihood Of Local Communities
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- The Impact Of Mining On The Livelihood Of Local Communities
Mining and quarrying provide a livelihood for more than 82,000 people and directly or indirectly employ about 3 percent of the total labor force in Sierra Leone (Statistics Sierra Leone, 2016) [15] .
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Consequently, the health of local communities is alarmingly affected (Musah and Barkarson, 2009) In another study, Khan and Sugie (2015) conducted a survey-based research of the sand mining and its social impact on the local rural community in Bangladesh. They found that sand and gravel mining is a growing …
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This study was undertaken to assess the impact of mining (both small and large scale) on the livelihoods of community members of Kenyasi, Asutifi North District in Ghana.
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Mining companies have a clear responsibility toward preventing the spread of diseases within their workforce, but defining a similar role vis-à-vis local communities is less straightforward. From a corporate standpoint, investing in communities is critical for sustaining a long-term partnership with the host government and the local community ...
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In fact, an environmental impact assessment study of the mining area conducted in 1990 on behalf of SRL revealed similar adverse livelihood impacts of affected communities in a sub-section entitled socio-economic considerations related to the mining process (Environmental & Scientific Consulting Group, 1990). The report …
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Mining can impact local communities both positively and negatively. While positive impacts such as employment and community development projects are important, they do not off-set the potential negatives. ... Resettlement can result in loss of livelihoods and reduced access to food and water. If resettlement programs fail or are insufficient ...
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Using data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this study examines how mining activities impact the well-being of surrounding communities and the loss of livelihoods and health experienced by vulnerable groups within communities. The results showed that mining caused 18.5% of income loss and 13.6% of health loss among …
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The performance of the gold mining industry globally is in no doubt. However, the industry's susceptibility to the frequent rise and fall in the price of gold, coupled with the various negative impacts it generates in mining communities have made it reliability for economic growth and development questionable.
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The minerals and metals mining sector must do a better job at making a positive impact on local economies. Around the world local communities worry that mining projects will contaminate their …
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This research raises awareness of the impact of mining activities on land rights and livelihoods. Also, this research will advise stakeholders to require stricter environmental and social impact assessments before approving mining projects, helping to mitigate long-term effects on land tenure and the livelihood of local communities.
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Despite these progressive features, the opencast coal mining activities impose serious threats to the livelihood of the local communities. Based on critical review of the relevant literature, the article seeks to exhibit the mineral reserves and coal mining activities at global, national and regional context.
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ASGM managers are inclined to support local development if community leaders negotiate such demands, because ASGM productivity depends on the goodwill of local workers and their host communities. ... Impacts of mining on rural livelihoods in Northern Burkina Faso. World Dev., 119 (2019), pp. 23-39, …
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The conceptual framework presented in Fig. 1 illustrates the relationships between different factors that influence the impacts of ASGM on the livelihoods of cocoa farming communities in the Amansie West District, Ghana. This framework is anchored by the overarching concept of "Sustainable Livelihood". Download : Download high-res …
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2.2.1. Environmental effects. Both artisanal and industrial gold mining cause detrimental effects to the environment that critically affect miners and surrounding communities by introducing health risks and altering land-use and livelihood options (Bridge, 2004, Jaques et al., 2006, Obiri et all., 2016).Artisanal mining sites tend to be …
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how mining activities impact the environment. To suggest interventions that can assist in mitigating the negative impacts of mining. This study was based upon the following hypotheses: 1) that mining activities have significant socio-economic impacts on livelihoods of local communities; 2) that
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Artisanal mining provides a source of economic livelihood for many people, thus somewhat reducing levels of poverty. ... Daniel Twerefou, et al. (2015) note: "... in many mining communities today, the relationship between mining companies and the local community cannot be described as the best… [this] may have downstream …
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The aim of the study was to assess the socio-economic impacts of mining on people's livelihoods ... people living in local mining communities (Andrews, 2016). Apart from the Copperbelt, there are also mining activities taking place in the North-Western part of the country. The mines in the North-Western province are relatively new compared to
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The objectives were to establish how mining activities impact (socially and economically) on people's livelihoods, examine the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies …
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LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND MINES CHAPTER 9 MMSD THE MINING, MINERALS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 199 Power differentials can leave a sense …
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Mining has a profound impact on local communities. It is an immensely disruptive activity that introduces movement into and out of the community 3, including new capital flows, new landscape ...
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We assess the Li-mining impacts on the sustainability of local communities with emphasis on impacts that mostly affect local people, by answering the following two research questions: (1) What is the mutual dependency between the lithium mining industry and the livelihood of local communities in northern Chile?
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The impact of artisanal mining on livelihoods in developing countries is a contentious issue. As a contribution to this subject, the study assessed the implications of artisanal gold mining ...
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Besides environmental impacts and the reduction of the agricultural labour force, mining also causes a migratory influx of young males, which leads to additional stress and nuisances for local livelihoods, such as alcohol …
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Social impacts take the form of displacement, loss of livelihood, and social exclusion. The impact of mining on the livelihoods of local communities is largely neglected. Often, all the benefits accrue to the mining industry and its workforce, depriving the rest of the population in the locality.
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mining activities affect the livelihoods of local communities with a hope for some legislative solution being applied by the government in Ken ya, Africa and other countries. These solutions which ...
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By working with communities in mining areas, Odell and Fernández are gaining a sense of the burden that mining minerals needed for the clean energy …
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The shift away from mining presents substantial livelihood security challenges for mining communities, but documented mining closures offer insights into …
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This research reveals the challenges faced by mining-induced communities because of the displacement which has resulted in the loss of ancestral lands and disruption to community life. The displacement is also coupled with economic disparities …
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Sand taking and the destruction of public assets, the destruction of water resources and the livelihoods of local communities. ... It further attempts to assess the impacts of sand mining on local communities of the river bank. The collected data were analyzed through field study in the form of a questionnaire through SPSS and LISREL …
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Drawing upon such data, the paper also underscores the intersections of place (global and local) and agency (domestic and foreign) with the overall objective of using the case of Ghana to underscore how land dispossession remains an important driver of social injustice, marginalization, and poor livelihoods in mining communities.
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