Lesotho communities allege greenwashing by project transferring water to South Africa

Mongabay
Nov 21, 2025, 12:31 pm124 ptsTrending
Communities in Lesotho have filed a complaint with the African Development Bank over a controversial initiative that transfers water from the country to neighboring South Africa, one of the biggest such schemes on the African continent. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), currently in its second phase,…

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