Arbitration of Water Disputes in the African Mining Sector

This chapter highlights the vital role that arbitration plays in resolving water disputes in the African mining sector by examining the nature and scope of water disputes in the African mining sector. Further, the chapter shows how the negative impacts of mining on water lead to disputes between different stakeholders, with competing water needs, in the sector. Thereafter, the chapter highlights available mechanisms and processes provided by the legal framework and set up in different countries to resolve water disputes in the mining sector. Specifically, the chapter underlines the prominent role of arbitration in resolving water disputes in the African mining sector. Similarly, the chapter highlights the challenges hampering the effective arbitration of water disputes as well as potential solutions to such challenges.