Harvesting “development minerals” for local needs in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Malawi

IF 4.9 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Environmental Science & Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-27 DOI:10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103851
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This paper critically reflects on the impact of “development minerals” on rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the case of Malawi. It does so by analysing data collected at multiple quarrying sites in Lilongwe District, with the objective of assessing how production of these commodities can help meet Malawi’s commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Findings indicate that despite their extraction being associated with environmental problems, development minerals do impact positively on the livelihoods of Malawians in rural areas where very few viable alternative income-earning opportunities. To maximise the sector’s contribution to the SDGs in Malawi, however, greater emphasis must be placed on formalising and supporting quarrying operations and other activities oriented around development minerals.

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在撒哈拉以南非洲收获满足当地需求的 "发展矿产":马拉维案例
本文以马拉维为例,批判性地反思了 "开发矿产 "对撒哈拉以南非洲农村生计的影响。本文分析了在利隆圭地区多个采石场收集到的数据,目的是评估这些商品的生产如何有助于实现马拉维对可持续发展目标(SDGs)的承诺。研究结果表明,尽管开发矿产的开采与环境问题有关,但它确实对农村地区马拉维人的生计产生了积极影响,因为那里几乎没有其他可行的赚取收入的机会。然而,为了最大限度地提高该部门对马拉维可持续发展目标的贡献,必须更加重视采石业务和其他围绕开发矿物开展的活动的正规化和支持。
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Environmental Science & Policy
Environmental Science & Policy 环境科学-环境科学
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10.90
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332
审稿时长
68 days
期刊介绍: Environmental Science & Policy promotes communication among government, business and industry, academia, and non-governmental organisations who are instrumental in the solution of environmental problems. It also seeks to advance interdisciplinary research of policy relevance on environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity, environmental pollution and wastes, renewable and non-renewable natural resources, sustainability, and the interactions among these issues. The journal emphasises the linkages between these environmental issues and social and economic issues such as production, transport, consumption, growth, demographic changes, well-being, and health. However, the subject coverage will not be restricted to these issues and the introduction of new dimensions will be encouraged.
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