TY - JOUR
T1 - Local participation, institutions and land acquisition for energy infrastructure
T2 - The case of the Atuabo gas project in Ghana
AU - Ablo, Austin Dziwornu
AU - Asamoah, Vincent Kofi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/7
Y1 - 2018/7
N2 - This paper examines the impacts of land acquisition for a gas processing plant at Atuabo on the livelihood of affected farmers. The paper explores the extent to which affected farmers participated in the determination of compensation paid out to them and whether and how the compensation package adequately caters for the lost livelihoods. Using the livelihood approach as a guiding theoretical tool and data produced through interviews, observation, cases studies, and informal discussions, the study found that farmers’ involvement in the compensation process did not go beyond identification and measurement of their farms. With limited participation in the acquisition and compensation process, the farmers felt deprived of their entitlements and viewed the compensation as inadequate for their lost livelihoods and generational inheritance. It is recommended that the government actively engage with community members and traditional authorities to ensure that farmers are allocated new parcels of land for cultivation.
AB - This paper examines the impacts of land acquisition for a gas processing plant at Atuabo on the livelihood of affected farmers. The paper explores the extent to which affected farmers participated in the determination of compensation paid out to them and whether and how the compensation package adequately caters for the lost livelihoods. Using the livelihood approach as a guiding theoretical tool and data produced through interviews, observation, cases studies, and informal discussions, the study found that farmers’ involvement in the compensation process did not go beyond identification and measurement of their farms. With limited participation in the acquisition and compensation process, the farmers felt deprived of their entitlements and viewed the compensation as inadequate for their lost livelihoods and generational inheritance. It is recommended that the government actively engage with community members and traditional authorities to ensure that farmers are allocated new parcels of land for cultivation.
KW - Ghana gas
KW - Land acquisition
KW - Livelihood
KW - Local participation
KW - Oil and gas
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044572110&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.erss.2018.03.022
DO - 10.1016/j.erss.2018.03.022
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85044572110
SN - 2214-6296
VL - 41
SP - 191
EP - 198
JO - Energy Research and Social Science
JF - Energy Research and Social Science
ER -