Sierra Leone - Mining Sector Reform : A Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment

The Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) of the mining sector in Sierra Leone was undertaken in response to the Government of Sierra Leone's (GOSL) request for assistance in developing its minerals policy. The SESA will help meet long-term country development by integrating environmental and social considerations in mining sector reforms. The crucial aspect of the SESA process is that the environmental and social priorities for mining reforms were identified by stakeholders in the four regions of the country. This report, the culmination of a sequence of workshops and analytic work, provides a summary of the findings of the SESA process and makes recommendations on the policy, institutional, and governance changes required addressing environmental and social priorities in reform of the Sierra Leone mining sector. The SESA pays particular attention to political economy issues such as the potential capture or watering down of reforms by groups having vested interests or the danger of selective implementation of new policies and regulations due to pressure from powerful interest groups. It helps to identify innovative solutions to some of the potential problems and the limitations of new mining policies in a situation where institutional and governance capacity are likely to be weak for some time.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2008-07
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ADULT LITERACY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING, ARTISANAL MINERS, ARTISANAL MINING, ARTISANAL MINING LICENSES, ARTISANAL MINING OPERATIONS, ARTISANAL MINING SECTOR, ARTISANAL PRODUCTION, BACTERIA, BASE METALS, BAUXITE, BIODIVERSITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CHILD LABOR, CHILDREN PER WOMAN, CHLORINE, CITIZENS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIL WAR, CLAYS, COMMUNAL LANDS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COPPER, DEFORESTATION, DIAMOND MINING, DIAMONDS, DISEASES, DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS, DRAINAGE, DRINKING WATER, EARLY MARRIAGES, ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION, ELECTRICITY, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, EXPLOITATION, EXPLORATION AND MINING, EXPLORATION LICENSES, EXTENDED FAMILIES, FERTILITY, FERTILITY RATE, FIRES, FISCAL POLICIES, FISHING, FOOD SECURITY, FORESTRY, FURNITURE, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, GOLD, GOLD PRODUCTION, GOLD WASHING, GOVERNMENT CAPACITY, GRAVEL, GRAVELS, GROUNDWATER, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HOSPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, ILLITERACY, ILLITERACY RATE, IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, INCOME, INFANT, INFANT DEATH, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY, INTERNATIONAL MINING, INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT, IRON, IRON ORE, LABOR FORCE, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND DISTURBANCE, LAND RECLAMATION, LAND TENURE, LARGE MINING, LARGE-SCALE MINES, LARGE-SCALE MINING, LEACHING, LEGAL STATUS, LEGISLATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIGNITE, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITY, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL MINERS, LOGGING, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MECHANIZED MINING, METALS, MICROORGANISMS, MIGRATION, MINE EMPLOYMENT, MINE WORKERS, MINERAL DEPOSITS, MINERAL POTENTIAL, MINERAL PROCESSING, MINERAL RESERVES, MINERAL RESOURCE, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RIGHTS, MINERAL SECTOR, MINERAL WEALTH, MINERALS, MINERALS EXPLORATION, MINERALS INDUSTRY, MINERALS SECTOR, MINES, MINING ACTIVITIES, MINING ACTIVITY, MINING AND MINERALS, MINING AREA, MINING AREAS, MINING COMMUNITIES, MINING COMPANIES, MINING COMPANY, MINING CONCESSIONS, MINING COUNTRIES, MINING ENGINEER, MINING ENGINEERS, MINING INDUSTRY, MINING LAW, MINING LEASES, MINING LICENSE, MINING LICENSES, MINING OPERATION, MINING OPERATIONS, MINING POLICIES, MINING POLICY, MINING REGULATIONS, MINING SECTOR, MINING SECTOR REFORM, MINING SECTOR REFORMS, MOLYBDENUM, MOSQUITOES, NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NICKEL, NUTRIENTS, OVERGRAZING, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE, PIPES, PIT LATRINES, PLATINUM, POLICY FORMULATION, POLITICAL ECONOMY, PONDS, POOR FAMILIES, POPULATION INCREASE, POST-CLOSURE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRIVATE MINING, PROGRESS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROSPECTING, PROSTITUTION, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUARRYING, RECLAMATION EFFORTS, RECLAMATION PLANS, RESERVOIRS, RESOLVING PROBLEMS, RESOURCE RECOVERY, RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, RESPECT, RIVERS, RURAL AREAS, SANITATION, SCALE MINING, SEEPAGE, SILTING, SMALL-SCALE, SMALL-SCALE MINES, SMALL-SCALE MINING, SMALL-SCALE MINING OPERATIONS, SOCIAL CONCERNS, SOCIAL CONFLICT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL IMPACT, SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, SOCIAL ISSUES, SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOIL DEGRADATION, SOIL EROSION, SOILS, SPOIL HEAPS, STREAMS, SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SWAMPS, TAILINGS, VICIOUS CYCLE, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGES, WASTE, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER POLLUTION, WATER QUALITY, WATER SUPPLIES, WELLS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, ZINC,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9810354/sierra-leone-mining-sector-reform-strategic-environmental-social-assessment https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8087
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