SMI Seminar Series
Event Details
- Date:
- Thursday, 19 November 2015
- Time:
- 10:00 am
- Room:
- Level 4 Seminar Room
- UQ Location:
- Sir James Foots Building (St Lucia)
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Miss Hannah Fry
- Phone:
- 3346 4241
- Email:
- h.fry@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Sustainable Minerals Institute
Event Description
- Full Description:
- This week the Sustainable Minerals Institute will host a seminar by Nina Collins on 'Artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana: Challenges and Opportunities as seen from the ground'. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) occurs in over 80 countries around the globe and is an economic activity of major importance in many developing countries. While it is often undertaken informally and presents a range of negative impacts, ASM also represents significant socio-economic development potential. Increasing attention is being paid to ASM by national governments and international donors. In Ghana, approximately one million people are directly involved in ASM and a large percentage of the nation’s mineral production, including diamonds, gold, construction materials and salt, come from the activity. Ghana is often used as a prototype for legislation and initiatives in ASM but there are numerous challenges on the ground. This seminar will present some of the key findings from the author’s research with a range of stakeholders in Ghana, with a focus on the socio-economic challenges and opportunities, advances in policy and legislation, disconnect between research and practice, and the importance of multi-stakeholder engagement.
Nina Collins is a Research Analyst at CSRM working on a range of projects investigating the intersection of mining with agriculture, water, community development, Indigenous peoples, gender and human rights. She recently returned from 15 months working as a Research Officer for a local natural resource management NGO in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, which is a hub of both large-scale artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities. Her role involved engaging with numerous government, private sector and community-based stakeholders and conducting studies into ASM to improve the NGO’s knowledge of the sector and research capabilities in order to develop an advocacy platform for policy reform, recommendations for interventions for government and other stakeholders, and community development and capacity building programs.
Directions to UQ
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- Directions:
- St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.
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