Insights from six case studies in the Mekong countries - 2.2. Displaced Sand, Displaced People: The Livelihood Impacts of Sand Mining (Cambodia)

Melissa Marschke, Jean-François Rousseau, Laura Beckwith, Lucas van Arragon and Laura Schoenberger
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Melissa Marschke: University of Ottawa [Ottawa]
Jean-François Rousseau: University of Ottawa [Ottawa]
Laura Beckwith: University of Ottawa [Ottawa]
Lucas van Arragon: University of Ottawa [Ottawa]
Laura Schoenberger: Durham University

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Abstract: This chapter focuses on the livelihood impacts of river sand mining in Cambodia. We draw on two examples: (a) that of sand miners, working directly in riverbed sand mining in and around Phnom Penh; and (b), those of urban farmers, whose livelihoods are impacted by the sand infill of urban wetlands. What is consistent across both our cases is how these livelihoods — both connected to sand — are temporal in nature, with limited longer-term prospects. Our cases highlight those losses include, but are certainly not limited to, household livelihoods: the social, economic, and ecological consequences of unabated sand exploitation are profound. We argue that the governance vacuum highlighted by our sand mining and infill case studies will impact the type of development seen in and around Phnom Penh, the jobs people can access, and the environment in which people live. Serious sand governance is needed, particularly in conjunction with, or as part of, a more inclusive urban development strategy for Phnom Penh.

Keywords: Displaced People; Sand mining; Cambodia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-06-27
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Published in Stéphane Lagrée; Huynh Thi Phuong Linh; Etienne Espagne; Alexis Drogoul. Inequalities and environmental changes in the Mekong region, Agence française de développement, 2022, Hors-série, 978-2-37902-015-5

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