Expression of Interest For Analytical Study On The Social Dimensions And Impacts Of Informal And Illegal Gold Mining In Ghana

Expression of Interest for Analytical Study on the Social Dimensions and Impacts of Informal and Illegal Gold Mining in Ghana ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION Background Artisanal andsmall-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana plays a significant role in rurallivelihoods and the national economy. However, the sector is characterized bycomplex social, economic, and governance challenges. A substantial proportionof miners operate informally, often as a livelihood strategy in contexts markedby poverty, land pressures, and limited alternative employment opportunities. Policy responseshave frequently conflated informal mining with criminally organized illegalmining, contributing to enforcement-driven approaches that have, at times,reinforced community distrust and social disruption. Meanwhile, illegal mininglinked to organized networks and illicit financial flows has becomeincreasingly embedded within informal ASGM settings, further complicatinggovernance and reform efforts. In many regionsof Ghana, ASGM intersects with other rural livelihood systems, particularlycocoa production. Declining agricultural productivity, climate and diseasepressures, and shifting relative returns between agriculture and gold mininghave reshaped household livelihood strategies and land-use decisions. Thesedynamics have intensified land competition, altered local power relations, andinfluenced community responses to mining reform and enforcement. Recognizing thesechallenges, the World Bank seeks to undertake an analytical study examining thesocial dimensions and impacts of informal and illegal gold mining in Ghana,with a view to informing socially inclusive and sustainable sector reform. Tender Link : https://wbgeprocure-rfxnow.worldbank.org/rfxnow/public/advertisement/6659/view.html