Patience Essilfie

The Vicious Cycle: Illegal Mining, Climate Vulnerability and Institutional Failure in Ghana's Peri-Urban Landscapes

Raphael Akponzele, Patience Essilfie, Charles Agyei, Rudolph Avudzegah & James Anibilla Adongo · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2025

This study investigates the intricate interplay between illegal mining (galamsey), climate vulnerability, and institutional failure in Ghana, with a specific focus on the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality as a critical case study for both formal and informal gold mining activities. Util...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i105085

The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Land Rights Advocacy in Ghana: A Systematic Review

Abigail Hanyor, Michael Asante Ofosu, Patience Essilfie, Awurakua Afaribea Yirrah & Angela Asantewaa Adomako · Advances in Research · 2025

The limited and fragmented understanding of civil society’s role in land rights advocacy, particularly within Sub-Saharan Africa, remained a major challenge in existing scholarship. Using Ghana as a focal case, this paper examined the strategies, roles, and influence of civil soc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2025/v26i51514