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Water, mining, and waste: An historical and economic perspective on conflict management in South Africa

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  • Rebecca A. Adler

    (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

  • Marius Claassen

    (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

  • Linda Godfrey

    (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

  • Anthony R. Turton.

    (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

Abstract

Lack of government intervention in South Africa’s mining industry has worsened conflicts associated with limited water resources. With the advent of democracy, new legislation demands that all South African citizens have the right to a clean, safe environment, including access to potable water, and that the country develop in a sustainable manner. But conflict remains due to the historical partnership between the government and the mining industry, as well as due to cumulative impacts associated with mining, which has polluted natural ground water sources. In this article, an historical overview of the mining industry in South Africa is presented, along with a simple economic model to describe behavior of the mining industry over time. Legislative frameworks used to address mine waste and mine water management are evaluated and suggestions are made for how to use an understanding of resource driven conflict to improve the outlook of mining and access to water for all in South Africa.

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  • Rebecca A. Adler & Marius Claassen & Linda Godfrey & Anthony R. Turton., 2007. "Water, mining, and waste: An historical and economic perspective on conflict management in South Africa," Economics of Peace and Security Journal, EPS Publishing, vol. 2(2), pages 33-41, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:epc:journl:v:2:y:2007:i:2:p:33-41
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    4. Suvania Naidoo, 2015. "An assessment of the impacts of acid mine drainage on socio-economic development in the Witwatersrand: South Africa," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 17(5), pages 1045-1063, October.
    5. Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro & Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, 2017. "A New Strategy for Heavy Metal Polluted Environments: A Review of Microbial Biosorbents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-16, January.
    6. Yerema, Coulibaly Thierry & Wakamatsu, Mihoko & Islam, Moinul & Fukai, Hiroki & Managi, Shunsuke & Zhang, Bingqi, 2020. "Differences in Water Policy Efficacy across South African Water Management Areas," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 175(C).

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    Keywords

    Water; mining; conflict; South Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water

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