Mining-induced displacement and resettlement: The case of rutile mining communities in Sierra Leone

Wilson, Sigismond A.

doi:10.1016/j.jsm.2019.03.001

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“…Resettlement has been considered as a viable development strategy to bring a lasting solution to the continual impoverishment and destitution of Ethiopian rural communities (Temesgen 2010). Despite of this fact, sources showed that resettlement can result in multifaceted impacts on the socioeconomic condition of the resettled communities as well as on environmental resources of the receiving areas (Dejene 2003;Getahun et al 2017;Tan and Yao 2006;Vanclay 2017;Wilson 2019). Global studies on resettlement-environment interactions provide mixed outcomes.…”

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Impact of resettlement scheme on vegetation cover and its implications on conservation in Chewaka district of Ethiopia

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Background: Resettlement has been conceived as a viable solution to the continual impoverishment and destitution of Ethiopian rural communities. However, it has considerable impacts on natural resources of the environment at destination areas. This study was carried out to evaluate impact of resettlement scheme on vegetation cover and its implications on conservation in Chewaka district of Ethiopia.

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Impact of resettlement scheme on vegetation cover and its implications on conservation in Chewaka district of Ethiopia

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“…The results of this study highlight a process of unfolding impoverishment among the displaced households. This finding is consistent with similar patterns in the literature about the experience of impoverishment among displaced households elsewhere (see, for example, Wilson, 2019;Bennet and McDowell, 2012;Honget al 2009;Cernea and McDowell, 2000).…”

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“…Research dedicated to mining is evolving and shows a consistent pattern of poor resettlement outcomes (Wilson, 2019;Narasimham and Subbarao, 2018;Fernandes, 2007;Aubynn, 2003). These outcomes are considered against a bold aspiration by the industry to improve livelihoods of displaced people through resettlement (Adam et al, 2015).…”

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Conceptualizing household livelihood needs in mining-induced displacement and resettlement: a case study from Ghana

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Development-induced displacement and resettlement (DIDR) is a significant socioeconomic problem. Recent estimates suggest that approximately 20 million people are displaced every year to make way for the construction and operation of large-scale development projects, such as dams and mining. More than forty years of scholarship show that people displaced by these projects often experience worse levels of poverty and, in the majority of cases, struggle to recover from this impoverishment. International finance institutions have attempted to address project-induced impoverishment by putting forward resettlement policy frameworks and guidelines. These policy measures have been complemented by scholarly models for planning and implementing resettlement that aim to prevent impoverishment. However, despite numerous policies, impoverishment remains a predominant outcome in most displacement settings. This thesis focuses on mining-induced displacement and resettlement (MIDR). It engages scholarly works and literature on displacement and sustainable livelihoods and argues that continuing widespread impoverishment-in the face of 'improved' resettlement policy and practiceis a result of inadequate engagement with the human scale dimensions of household livelihood development. The thesis is based on an ethnographic case study from Ghana and examines a resettlement exercise as it occurred at the Akyem gold mine project. Based on constructivist perspectives, it uses a combined conceptual lens from the Sustainable Livelihoods Frameworks, Sen's (1999) Capabilities Approach, and concepts from industrial sociology to examine the human scale issues in MIDR. These issues are examined at three levels: household, policy platforms and institutional practices. Habermas' (1984) idea of "communicative action" is also deployed to conceptualise potential areas of intersection across these levels. Primary data is analyzed from interviews with a sample of 82 participants and informants, comprising twenty-five (25) randomly selected household participants and fifty-seven (57) key informants. Documents are analysed as primary sources for understanding the legal and regulatory instruments, policies and guidelines pertaining to MIDR within Ghana and the international context. At the household level, the findings from the research confirmed the established pattern of impoverishment and vulnerability resulting from MIDR. The pressures of being dispossessed, combined with the rapid transformations associated with industrial scale mining, were prominent and directly explained the impoverishment process facing the households. Attempts

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“…La pregunta es ¿cuál comunidad? En investigaciones realizadas en comunidades tribales en África se ha encontrado que la organización social de estas comunidades tiene una estructura jerárquica rígida por lo que la única voz autorizada para negociar y decidir es el jefe del clan, y algunos hombres, de manera que la perspectiva de las mujeres y otras mayorías no se expresan o, si dejan oír su voz, es para expresar consentimiento a la decisión de su líder (Wilson, 2019). Aunque, formalmente se acudió y utilizó el mecanismo de participación, en la práctica no ocurrió tal y, a la larga, las mujeres quedan más empobrecidas después de un proceso de reasentamiento, al contrario de los jefes tribales, que acumulan más poder y dinero (Korah et al, 2019).…”

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Mitos y realidades de la minería aurífera en Colombia

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González³

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Mitos y realidades de la minería aurífera en Colombia ResumenDe la mano de expertos nacionales, este libro analiza nueve de los mitos en torno a este tema en el país, relacionados con temas ambientales, sociales, jurídicos y económicos y, desde ahí, el libro explora la bibliografía existente que se encuentra en revistas científicas indexadas, estudios internacionales, documentos oficiales, normatividad y jurisprudencia, y lo complementa con la revisión de estudios de impacto ambiental, entrevistas a funcionarios y visitas de campo a proyectos mineros. Se espera que este aporte de la academia sea una oportunidad para generar una discusión respetuosa, imparcial y crítica sobre los argumentos a favor y en contra de la minería de oro en el país, que sin duda será un referente fundamental para todos aquellos interesados en conocer más sobre este sector.

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Mining-induced displacement and resettlement: The case of rutile mining communities in Sierra Leone

Cited by 43 publications

References 13 publications

Impact of resettlement scheme on vegetation cover and its implications on conservation in Chewaka district of Ethiopia

Impact of resettlement scheme on vegetation cover and its implications on conservation in Chewaka district of Ethiopia

Conceptualizing household livelihood needs in mining-induced displacement and resettlement: a case study from Ghana

Mitos y realidades de la minería aurífera en Colombia

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