Growth is expected to accelerate to an average of 4.6% over 2024-26, driven by favorable base effects, enhanced trade and tourism opportunities, and a new impetus for private investment following impactful structural reforms in pivotal sectors such as mining, telecommunications and digital technologies, and the investment climate. …
For some, the economic gains from informal mining are frequently concentrated in the hands of a few, exacerbating social inequality and perpetuating poverty in affected communities (Afriyie et al ...
Another important characteristic of poverty in PNG is the large geographical disparities which exist between and within provinces, and in particular the heavy concentration of poverty in rural areas of the country.
The impacts of social conflicts and violence associated with illegal mining extend beyond immediate physical harm, causing long-lasting damage to social relationships, livelihoods, and community ...
This paper explores the perceived and actual effects of artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) of gold on farming and food production in the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Madagascar is among the developing countries experiencing high rates of poverty. Child poverty in Madagascar remains a pressing issue as the living conditions continue to push children into taking on work. Below are a few facts about how child poverty leads to child labor and what initiatives some have taken to eliminate both child …
The negative effect of artisanal mining becomes even worse when one looks at the social dimensions of poverty especially in terms of health, access to potable drinking water, and environmental degradation.
Our results suggest that removing the poverty hat prompted the counties to reduce their air pollution. By studying the mining, photovoltaic, and tourism industries, we find that removing the poverty hat has improved air quality by increasing carbon sequestration and reducing resource depletion.
Kumah (2006) observed that most gold mining companies in the developing world are responsible for various environmental and socio-economic problems ranging from deforestation, acid mine drainage ...
Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that local populations may benefit relatively less from mining activity than migrants, in part due to a skills mismatch that hinders their employment in some of the better qualified mining jobs. Thus, the inequalizing effect of mining can be attributed to an influx of better educated immigrants ...
A researcher-made questionnaire was formulated to gather data on mining and ore extraction methods employed by different mining firms in the Province of Palawan, their effect on the environment and people. The study is well-aimed to find out whether the mining companies are compliant with the different government regulations.
In addition, the effect of carbon emission reduction in the energy production and mining industries was not ideal. This study focuses on the effect of poverty alleviation investment on carbon emissions, which can provide policy guidance for poverty alleviation and green economic growth in China.
The study found high levels of income poverty and also found differences in poverty experiences between the two suburbs. The major proximate determinants of poverty were large family size; low education level of the head; lack of income from permanent employment; low cash transfers; and short length of residence in the …
On the one hand, improvement in income can translate into better nutrition and health care. On the other, environmental degradation can adversely affect health status, including diarrhea, cough, and cognitive development. Overall, the local effects of mining on child health are mixed and far from uniform across countries.
However, once I control for province-fixed effects and clustered standard errors at the district level, the significance on inequality is lost, while the impacts on income and poverty remain.
In rural poverty governance, one of the most significant challenges faced by developing countries is to reduce the negative impact of economic growth fluctuations on poverty reduction, so as to achieve a win-win situation of "economic growth and poverty reduction". Based on the provincial-level panel data and data of poverty-stricken …
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty means that the income level from employment is so low that basic human needs can't be met. According to World Bank, Poverty is pronounced deprivation in well-being, and comprises many …
This review examines health issues around human/social determinants of health within artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM). The focus is on working children and violence. Within the area of violence, the collection of health risks is broad, ranging ...
Poverty in Africa is a complex and wide-ranging issue that impacts millions of lives every day. Political instability, uneven distribution of natural and government resources, and climate change all contribute to this multi-dimensional problem. And the people who are most affected are often those in rural and remote areas.
Prior to independence, more than half of the Malaysian s were living in poverty. Although the economy registered high growth rates during 1960s, (average growth of GNP at 7.3 percent), the country continued to face high poverty incidence in both rural and urban areas. The overall incidence of poverty in 1970 was 49.3 per cent.
The income from mining activities in these areas is difficult to transfer to savings and increases poverty. There is also uncertainty as to whether mining will have a crowding-out effect or a diffusion effect on the development of other industries ( Tano et al., 2016 ).
Following the 1964 report and President Johnson's war on poverty, the U.S. government created the Appalachian Regional Commission, or ARC, in 1965. For nearly 60 years, the ARC has implemented thousands of programs aimed at promoting economic development throughout the region. The original ARC prioritized several types of …
One of the key long-term negative effects of mountaintop removal mining is that it introduces or exacerbates poverty. While traditional coal mining had its problems, it was a key source of employment.
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Understanding the effect of opencast mining on ESV can provide guidance for ecological restoration in mining areas, and also provide a basis for sustainable management of mining areas.
It affects the school attendance rates. Results also shows that illegal mining is caused by poverty, inadequate educational and recreational facilities, broken homes, pressure from parents and peers, need for …
Despite the impressive contribution of the mining sector to national government revenue, foreign reserves and other infrastructural development many stakeholders still argue that the adverse effects of mining erodes the benefits of mining. Ghana has a long history of mining which many stakeholders contend has negatively impacted on the growth of …
We found poverty, illiteracy rate, unemployment, high dependency rate, and mining mismanagement significantly and positively related to illegal mining.
While mining continues to play a key role in economic growth of several resource-rich developing countries, in several cases this has generated only very limited benefits in terms of sustainable development and reducing poverty. In some of these countries, mining activities also have adverse social and environmental consequences …
However, existing studies often focus on specific aspects of illegal mining, lacking a comprehensive understanding of its overall environmental consequences in Ghana.
Hydrosocial displacement refers to the idea that resolving water conflict in one area can shift the conflict to a different area. The concept was coined by Scott Odell, a visiting researcher in MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI). As part of ESI's Program on Mining and the Circular Economy, Odell researches the impacts of …
Historic lead mining activities dispersed lead mining and smelting waste across the Old Lead Belt in Southeastern Missouri (SEMO) and the Tri-State Mining District (TSMD), and it can pose significant health risks.
suggest that something particular about Appalachian coal mining contributes to high. poverty (e.g., how it affects culture or governance).1 Yet, James and Aadland (2011) and. ind evidence of a natural resources curse in which miningis negative. related to economic outcomes across the entire co.
The approach could lead to a continual preservation of these assets in mineral rich areas as basis for strategies for accruing economic benefits to the miners and improved livelihood option for sustainable poverty reduction in rural mining communities.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Appalachian coal-mining communities. Areas with mountaintop removal have significantly higher mortality rates from cardiovascular disease than other parts of Appalachia with similar levels of poor health, smoking and poverty. More than 700 additional deaths from heart disease occur …
However, few empirical studies have analysed the effect of 'Corporate Social Responsibility' (CSR) of mining companies on conflicts in extraction areas. This study investigates the relationship between CSR payments and conflicts in African mining communities using econometric techniques.
nly affects those that are directly involved in the production process. However, there is scant evidence on the magnitude and extent of the effect of copper production on the health of the surrounding populations, an. whether the benefits of copper mining could compensate for any damage. Most copper mining operations in Zambia …
This paper sought to assess the role of artisanal and small-scale mining in poverty alleviation, focusing on Barn mining area ward 25 Matopo (Matabeleland South Province).
The landscape of mining area is featured mainly by mining and other human production activities. While extensive coal mining boosts regional economy, it also brings significant environmental ...
The military strategy and ban in many gold mining communities exacerbated poverty, caused hardships in mining communities, and resulted in the loss of jobs and livelihoods for the small-scale ...
