Lesotho Example

Question 1

What is the topic of the Lesotho example?

Answer 1

Water

Question 2

What is the Lesotho Highland Water Transfer an example of?

Answer 2

A large scale water transfer scheme

Question 3

What were the problems with Lesotho in the Lesotho Example?

Answer 3

Lesotho is a poor, landlocked county with mostly subsistence farmers, food insecurity, but a water surplus.

Question 4

What were the problems of South Africa in the Lesotho Example?

Answer 4

South Africa is Lesotho’s richer neighbour but has a water deficit.

Question 5

What is the solution in the Lesotho Example?

Answer 5

The solution was to build a large scale water scheme, where Lesotho gets energy and money from South Africa, in return for water.

Question 6

What are the positives of the Lesotho Example?

Answer 6

Lesotho - Provides 75% of the country’s GDP

Lesotho - Supplies the country with all its HEP

South Africa - Provides safe water for the 10% of the population without access to safe water supply.

South Africa - Fresh water reduces acidity in the river Vaal River Reservoir which was polluted due to mining, industry and sewage.

Question 7

What are the negatives of the Lesotho Example?

Answer 7

Lesotho - Building of the first two dams meant 30,000 people had to move from their land.

Lesotho - Corruption has prevented money and investment reaching those affected by the construction.

South Africa - Costs are likely to reach $4 billion.

South Africa - 40% of water is lost through leakage.