Cahora Bassa Dam- Top Down Aid

Question 1

+, Portugal: What was their % stake in the dam?

Answer 1

82%

Question 2

+, Portugal: What type of companies built the dam?

Answer 2

Private Portuguese companies

Question 3

+, Portugal: Why was it good that the companies were Portuguese?

Answer 3

Boosted their economy- tide aid

Question 4

+, Mozambique: Where is most the power produced exported to?

Answer 4

South Africa

Question 5

+, Mozambique: Why’s it good that they’re exporting to South Africa?

Answer 5

They get a small profit

Question 6

-, Mozambique: What % of homes have a direct supply?

Answer 6

1%

Question 7

-, Mozambique: What’s happened to the river flow?

Answer 7

It’s been reduced

Question 8

-, Mozambique: What’s the problem with a reduced river flow?

Answer 8

Less water for washing and drinking

Question 9

-, Mozambique: Which industry was almost destroyed?

Answer 9

Shrimp fishing

Question 10

-, Mozambique: What’s the problem with a reduced fishing industry?

Answer 10

Loss of livelihoods, means decreased standard of living

Question 11

-, Mozambique: What happened to one of the roads?

Answer 11

It was split in 2, reducing accessibility

Question 12

-, Mozambique: What’s bad about a loss of land?

Answer 12

Reduced about of farmland, reduced farmland

Question 13

-, Mozambique: What’s the problem of having Portuguese companies building it?

Answer 13

Expensive, diminishing their share of the profits

Question 14

In theory… It was meant to allow people to have access to electricity which would have reduced the amount of time people spent collecting…

Answer 14

Wood

Question 15

In theory… What could people do with more time?

Answer 15

Women could work, and children can go to school