The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/23322373.2021.1878808

Judy N. Muthuri, Aditya Jain, Arthur A. O. Ndegwa, S. M. Mwagandi, N. Tagoe

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Artisanal and small-scale miners are facing unprecedented challenges due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The paper adopts a practice-based approach to examine the impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) practices in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights the informality of ASM and discusses how the Ghana and Kenya governments’ measures have significantly increased the vulnerabilities of the miners and mining communities. Based on a document analysis of the governments’ responses to Covid-19, mining industry reports, and interviews with 29 mining stakeholders in Ghana and Kenya, the paper identifies the economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on gold and gemstone ASM in both countries. We highlight the key policy challenges and suggest actions that can help mitigate the negative impacts the pandemic has had on ASM, which include the need to address informality in the ASM sub-sector.

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2019冠状病毒病对撒哈拉以南非洲手工和小规模金矿和宝石开采的影响:以加纳和肯尼亚为例

由于新型冠状病毒(Covid-19)大流行，手工和小规模矿工面临前所未有的挑战。本文采用基于实践的方法，研究了2019冠状病毒病对撒哈拉以南非洲地区黄金和宝石手工和小规模采矿(ASM)做法的影响。它强调了ASM的非正式性，并讨论了加纳和肯尼亚政府的措施如何大大增加了矿工和采矿社区的脆弱性。基于对政府应对Covid-19的文件分析、采矿业报告以及对加纳和肯尼亚29个矿业利益相关者的采访，本文确定了Covid-19大流行对两国黄金和宝石ASM的经济和社会影响。我们强调主要的政策挑战，并建议采取行动，帮助减轻这一大流行病对非裔美国人造成的负面影响，其中包括需要解决非裔美国人分部门的非正式性问题。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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