Water

• What is an impact in water insecurity?


  • Diseases for example waterborne diseases such as cholera
  • lower production of crops leading to famine
• Lesthos water transfer scheme is 75% of is GDP
• 40% OF Lesthos water pipes are leaky
• What were issues with the water supply?

  • high levels of poverty
  • Lesotho is mountainous and receives a lot of rain.
• How did the water scheme increase water supply?

  • Its aim was to reduce south Africas water deficit.
  • 200km tunnels to transfer water
  • The water scheme transferred 2000m cubes of water to South Africa every year.
• What the advantages of the Lesotho water transfer scheme to benefit South Africa?

  Provides water to areas that suffer from drought
• What advantage did the Lesotho water transfer scheme have on Lesotho?

  Sanitation increased from 15% to 20%
• What disadvantage did the Lesotho transfer scheme have on Lesotho?

  • 30 thousand people were displaced due to the construction of Dams
  • Destruction of ecosystems
• What disadvantage did the Lesotho transfer scheme have on South Africa?

  The water transfer scheme costed 4billion dollars
• What has Lesotho built in order for this transfer scheme to work?

  Lesotho has built dams, reservoirs and pipes
• Why is South Africa in a water deficit?

  South Africa is located in an area with extreme temperatures on weathering and South Africa is not located near a river
• What are the disadvantages of this water transfer scheme?

  Local communities are being displaced and there is a loss of biodiversity
• Why is biodiversity important?

  This allows ecosystems to remain stable. Also, habitats of animals provide medicines