Building a Research Infrastructure on Human and Environmental Health

in Ghana's Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector

Funded by the Social Science Research Institute at Penn State University

Outline

Day 1:

Introduction to the workshop

Field trip to small-scale mining site

Day 2:

Identifying factors that produce ill health and environmental degradation in the small-scale mining sector

Factors that adversely affect ecological health

Factors that adversely affect human health

Identifying research gaps

Day 3:

Identifying most appropriate research topics

Exploring research approaches

Interdisciplinary teams

Building a transdisciplinary framework

Brainstorming potential funding sources

Day 4:

Identifying key factors and science questions for each proposal

Conclusion and plans for future work

 

Complete proceedings

List of participants

List of relevant background articles

Questions? Comments? E-mail PI, Petra Tschakert