— Sand mining: The Greatest Threat To The Coastline of Ghana, Graphic Online (04-24-2014) Ghana's Ongoing Battle Against Coastal erosion (09-09-2011) According to estimates, the ocean claims 1.5 to 2 metres of the 539- kilometres Ghana coastline annually; with the most risky coastal areas, Ada Foah and the Eastern parts of …

 — The Parliament of Ghana's enquiries on sand mining, triggered by its adverse consequences on ecosystem services, revealed that about 85 % of sand miners in Ghana operated illegally. ... Regulatory and policy implications of sand mining along shallow waters of Njelele River in South Africa. Jàá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 11 (3) ...

Ironically, the catchment is also a sand mining site for the construction industry. Sand mining is exacerbated by rapid expansion of housing and other infrastructure in response to urbanization in northern Ghana. Sand mining in Dallung-Kukou poses a threat to water supply hence the need to examine the impact of sand mining on the river basin.

2.0 overview of ghana's minerals and mining sector 2.1 policy framework and objectives 3.0 principles of minerals and mining sector policy 4.0 regulating the mining sector 5.0 mineral licensing 6.0 environmental regulation of mining 6.1 climate change 7.0 occupational health and safety 8.0 fiscal policy for mining

Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa requires vast quantities of sand to meet infrastructural demands. In Accra, Ghana, sand mining occurs predominantly on farmlands at the city's periphery.

study revealed that beach sand mining is widespread across the Elmina-Cape Coast-Moree coastline and takes place in several forms, with the magnitude of sand taken from the beach being dependent on the transportation medium and the purpose to which sand is to be put. It is considered that the 1995 National Environmental Policy has become ...

 — Musah and Barkarson studies in Ghana showed that sand and gravel extraction causes loss of the main resource of livelihood of the local people (farmland) (Musah and Barkarson, 2009). It also affects the culture of local communities. ... People's participation and awareness on policy and planning of sand mining, and increasing …

 — Introduction. Mineral wealth is an important asset that can be used to stimulate or enhance economic growth and spur infrastructure development, including the building of schools, hospitals and road networks.1 Mining has played a substantial role in the development of Ghana, which is second only to South Africa in terms of gold …

Sand mining, which in Ghana is referred to as 'sand winning', is the collection and transport of fragments of sand and gravel as raw material for construction of roads, bridges and built facilities for accommodation or other purposes. Sand and gravel are thus important basic materials needed for concretization in construction across the ...

 — In Ghana, most residents of sand mining areas are employed in land-based livelihoods, particularly farming. This study examines the effects of sand mining on the …

 — Ghana has abundant mineral reserves in many of its regions, and gold mining remains one of the country's main sources of revenue. Given Ghana's current position in the global gold market, this review provides insight into the ASGM sector to give an understanding of the pertinent issues in the sector and its role in the socio-economic …

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100894 Corpus ID: 268837985; Scope and governance of terrestrial sand mining around Accra, Ghana @article{Asare2024ScopeAG, title={Scope and governance of terrestrial sand mining around Accra, Ghana}, author={Kofi Yeboah Asare and Katharina Salomea Hemmler and Andreas Buerkert and John Victor …

 — Despite the falling share of mineral rents in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the mining industry has made major contributions to Ghana's revenue. Government income from manganese reached ...

 — Rapid urbanization has increased demand for sand in the construction industry to meet housing and infrastructure needs of urban population. The Dallung-Kukuo catchment of the White Volta River Basin is a major sand mining site for the construction industry in Tamale and other peri-urban communities. On the contrary, the river serves …

 — Sand mining is a type of open-cast mining that provides material for the construction sector in Ghana. The construction sector in the coastal areas of Ghana relies heavily on coastal sand and ...

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 — Beach sand mining activities negatively affect coastline resilience, livelihoods, and sustainable development. • The drivers and the way forward in regard to illegal …

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This paper examines the causes and effects of coastal sand mining in three communities in the Ahanta West District of Ghana. It argues that coastal sand needs to be exploited to …

 — The Ante-Lives of Urban Form. Our contemporary urban moment depends on sand. 1 Mixed with cement and water, sand makes up the concrete backbone of towns and cities across the planet, the infrastructure that connects them and the digital platforms that transcend them (Beiser 2018).This ubiquity has generated global demand, with …

 — In addition to the surging rate of urbanisation, the ban on coastal sand mining in Ghana, coupled with the corrosiveness of the salty sand from the shores, has further resulted in the diversion of sand mining activities to the rural and peri-urban farming communities in these local government areas. ... Re-orientating livelihoods in African ...

 — Aside illegal mining activities of gold, sand winning in and around water bodies is also destroying water bodies in Ghana. In the sea it enhances sea erosion and disrupts aquatic life which are essential in the management of water resources. ... Arko, B. (2013). Small scale gold mining and environmental degradation, in Ghana: Issues of …

 — Sand mining is a type of open-cast mining that provides material for the construction sector in Ghana. The construction sector in the coastal areas of Ghana relies heavily on coastal sand and pebbl... Skip to Article Content; Skip to Article Information; Search ... It also calls for a concerted effort by policy makers, sand contractors ...

 — We collected data from different online sources and found that between 1990 and 2021, (a) sand has been mined illegally in 35 African countries and (b) 21 of them saw nonviolent conflicts, such as …

 — The contribution of mining to the Ghanaian economy has been substantial. The mining sector is currently a major foreign exchange earner and contributes to long-term capital formation and fiscal payment to the state. However, the industry continues to have adverse consequences on the lives of local community dwellers, most of whom are often …

 — Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa requires vast quantities of sand to meet infrastructural demands. In Accra, Ghana, sand mining occurs predominantly on …

 — Sand mining in coastal Ghana. Sand mining refers to the extraction of sand from an open pit from agricultural or forest lands, beaches, inland dunes, beaches, and river beds mainly for construction purposes (Rentier, and Cammeraat, 2022). Sand mining at the coast is a common phenomenon in developing countries, including Ghana.

DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2023.2169799 Corpus ID: 256383063; Governance for Sustainable Sand Mining in Two Selected Local Government Areas in the Central Region of Ghana @article{Essaw2023GovernanceFS, title={Governance for Sustainable Sand Mining in Two Selected Local Government Areas in the Central Region of Ghana}, author={David …

sand mining • Plant native trees to prevent coastal erosion and improve biodiversity • Take the example from Dakar and form a surveil-lance brigade to help enforce the sand …

 — Coastal erosion is a serious environmental problem that has caused the loss of private infrastructure and national assets along Ghana's coast. Several hard engineering measures have thus been used to protect some communities and vital state assets when they became threatened. Regardless of this problem, sediment mining activities are …