@inproceedings{fdi:010089873,
  title = {{P}easant resistances value for global sustainability : three failed coastal grabs of metal mining projects in {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{M}anzini, {A}. and {S}adio, {L}. and {D}escroix, {L}uc},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ince 2003 {S}enegambia and {G}uinea {B}issau coastal areas have been the arena of 750 km square coastal grabs by outside interests in collusion with local governments. {T}he mining of coastal {H}eavy {M}ineral {S}and deposits, rich in zircon and titanium ores (ilmenite, rutile) began in 2003 in the {G}ambia, 2008 in {G}uinea {B}issau and 2014 in {N}orthern {S}enegal. {T}he research analyses the power dynamics of land grabbing related to mining extractions, their rhythms, and attitudes towards peasant communities. {A}n initial effort is aimed at delineating the plots of power in the three political contexts at the regime scale. {I}t focuses on three articulated peasant resistances that have been forcing the mining projects to fail: {K}artung-{S}anyang ({T}he {G}ambia) {V}arela-{N}hiquim ({G}uinea {B}issau) and {N}iafourang-{A}ben{\'e} ({S}enegal). {T}hese peasant communities refuse the development model behind the mining projects for their territories, deploying endogenous mechanisms to stop land grabbing. {T}he research interrogates future, desires, needs and value systems of these peasant resistances. {I}t addresses failures to assess sustainability in the 'evaluative statements' of the so-called ?third evaluators' with a high degree of 'technical discretion'. {T}he ecological counter assessments bring evidence of the vulnerabilities and risks due to climate change starting from the counterfactual scenarios for the three case studies, comparing them with the impacts that these coastal grabs have or potentially could have on the ecosystem services that are protecting communities from climate hazards. {C}oncluding remarks debate on the value of peasant resistances for global sustainability. {F}inally, the study proposes an integrated monitoring system to alert communities on potential risks of mining operations that could support the institutionalisation process of a {T}ransnational {O}bservatory on {C}oastal {L}and {G}rabbing in {W}est {A}frica.},
  keywords = {{GUINEE} {BISSAU} ; {SENEGAL} ; {SENEGAMBIE} ; {KARTUNG} {SANYANG} ; {VARELA} {NHIQUIM} ; {NIAFOURANG} {ABENE}},
  numero = {},
  pages = {27  multigr.},
  booktitle = {},
  year = {2024},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089873},
}