Multi-Level Mining Governance in Guinea: The Case of the Local Economic Development Fund (FODEL) in the Bauxite Region of Boké — Oak Academic Publishing
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Multi-Level Mining Governance in Guinea: The Case of the Local Economic Development Fund (FODEL) in the Bauxite Region of Boké
Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
1 Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
In 2010, Guinea, through multi-level governance, undertook profound legal and institutional reforms to promote more participatory, equitable and sustainable mining development and the bauxite region of Boké is at the heart of this vision. The Local Economic Development Fund (FODEL) anchored in the Mining Code in force, was deployed for this purpose in Boké in December 2019. However, its implementation conditions encounter several challenges and issues as revealed by the controversial narratives of the various social actors who diverge in the analysis of the emergence, operationalization and evaluation process of FODEL. The article highlights the conditions incumbent on each category of actors that would create a favorable environment to promote sustainable local economic development for the communities of Boké and ultimately initiate a transformation of mining governance practices and relations between social actors in a peaceful climate.
KeywordsMulti-Level GovernanceLocal Economic Development FundMinesBokéGuinea
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