Report

The Impact of Small-Scale Mining Operations on Economies and Livelihoods in Low- to Middle-Income Countries

The Impact of Small-Scale Mining Operations on Economies and Livelihoods in Low- to Middle-Income Countries

 Dr Maria Laura Barreto, Patrick Schein, Dr Jennifer Hinton, Felix Hruschka, January 2018

This report of the East Africa Research Fund (EARF) project ‘Understanding the Economic Contribution of Small-scale Mining in East Africa’ addresses the first of three main objectives of the Terms of Reference, namely to conduct an overarching synthesis to understand the impact of small-scale mining operations on economies and livelihoods in low to middle income countries, and explore the implications for three case study countries Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda in East Africa.