A critical issue confronting the mining industry and communities in Ghana is compensation for loss of land rights in mining activities. The 1992 Constitution and the …
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Mining-induced displacement and resettlement (MIDR) can cause major social disruption and affect the socioeconomic condition of resettled persons, yet it is an inevitable …
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Ghana's socio-economic development, since independence, has been driven by the Akosombo and Kpong dams that provide water (for domestic, agriculture and industrial use) and …
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These factors significantly impact the psychosocial well-being of individuals who have been displaced and resettled due to mining activities. ... In Ghana, the mining sector …
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However, there is the perception that poverty and lack of sustainable development in mining communities and Ghana in general have been caused by the behaviour and …
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Korah et al. (2019) have extensively detailed the precarious conditions experienced by mining-induced resettled populations in Ghana, highlighting the high costs of electricity, …
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All content in this area was uploaded by Yosoon Choi on Mar 30, 2020 ... such as mine structures and ore bodies in Ghana. ... have been introduced into mining sites in accordance with the fourth.
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Using surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews, findings indicate that the mining-induced resettlement projects triggered precarious living …
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Two new modernised communities have been commissioned in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region as part of resettlement package to pave way for large scale gold …
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Nonetheless, the downside of Zimbabwe's abundant mineral endowments is the attendant socio-economic challenges that mineral extraction has been causing amongst the …
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resulting from mining activities have been found in earlier studies; some of which have been outlined above (with specific reference to Akabzaa and Darimani, 2001).
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Mining-induced displacement and resettlement (MIDR) can have significant social consequences and impact the socioeconomic condition of resettled persons, yet it is an …
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Radical reforms and liberalisation in Ghana's mining sector have stimulated increased investment with new multi-national mining companies coming on board as well as the rehabilitation of old …
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Provisions have also been made for future development around each while lands have been secured for the residents to engage in agricultural activities. These were revealed when a delegation from the Ghana …
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15. Surface rights and compensation outside the mining area 16. Interpretation MINERALS AND MINING (COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT) REGULATIONS, 2012 IN exercise of the …
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From the perspective of international relations, the focus has been on understanding how CSR was incorporated to reduce social conflicts with communities living …
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Regulation 15—Surface rights and compensation outside the mining area (1) Where compensation has been paid by the holder to the affected persons or claimants outside the mining area but within the lease area, a person or lawful …
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A critical issue confronting the mining industry and communities in Ghana is compensation for loss of land rights in mining activities. The 1992 Constitution and the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 ...
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since the early 1990s in Ghana has led to poverty alleviation and local economic development. This according to the Ministry of Finance was due to the lack of transparency and incentives to …
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Generally, mining-induced displacement has been less considered in research on development-induced displacement. Specifically, economists have relegated displacement studies to other disciplines ...
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the benefits but also the costs of mining in one of Ghana's most dominant mining areas— ... in the Wassa West District where 30,000 people have been resettled between 1990 and
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The study examines critical factors influencing psychosocial well-being (PWB) of mining-induced displaced and resettled persons. Employing cross-sectional research design, …
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Therefore, residential land has not been an issue with resettled s. On the other hand, the lack of compensation for agricultural land has been a major problem. This is …
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Climate change-related human mobility has also occurred on a more localized scale with entire communities being displaced and resettled often to nearby locations (Bronen and Afifi 2010; Barnett and McMichael 2018). Across the …
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Ghana which have become net-importers of food due to mining. Kojokrom, a farming community which was evacuated by the mining operations of the Bogoso Gold Limited now Golden Star …
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resettled by the holder on suitable alternative land and the resettlement shall have regard to the economic well-beingand socio-cultural values of the persons to be resettled, with the objective …
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According to Akabzaa and Darimani (2001), at least several hundred people each year are resettled in the region as a result of mining development.
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This article explores how gendered social media communication has conveyed injustices experienced by women in Zimbabwe's diamond-mining areas and produced spaces of feminist solidarity in ...
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Mining and resettlement of communities in Ghana: Exposing the harm caused by forced displacement and relocation Stephen Aboagye1 October, 2014 Mining has long been …
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