The Katse Dam
- Created by: Hannah Jeffery
- Created on: 14-02-15 09:22
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- The Katse Dam
- south Africa
- large population of 52 million
- large GDP of US$ 350 billion
- capital provide is Gauteng which contains the capital city of Johannesburg
- water deficit
- Gauteng population of 12 million and no water supply
- Vaal reservoir can no longer supply the city due to their large growth
- city uses 1% of Vaal on a daily basis
- rich in mineral deposits, particularly gold
- water supply is needed or industries will **** down, increase in unemployment which is already 25%
- water deficit
- Lesotho
- small population of 2 million
- every boarder boarders south Africa
- LLEDC GDP of US$2 billion
- water surplus
- the topography of the Maluti mountains influences high rainfall
- in eastern parts of Lesotho 1200 mm per year
- the topography of the Maluti mountains influences high rainfall
- Dam
- largest dam in Africa
- chage the course of the senqu river so that it supplies water to south Africa
- 1'st of 5 dams
- to increase south Africa's supply of water
- south Africa as provided £1.6 billion into infrastructure to provide necessary access though roads and tunnels
- Advantages
- Lesotho
- earns £35 million each year
- government can re-invest into schools and health care system
- £7000 jobs created in a country with a high unemployment of 30%
- workers learn engineering skills
- used afterwards to develop Lesotho
- earns £35 million each year
- south Africa
- decrease the amount of people living in squatter camps (2 million)
- improvements in sanitation will increase quality of life
- enable the running of the gold mine industry
- decrease the spread of water borne diseases such as cholera
- Lesotho
- Disadvantages
- Lesotho
- subsistence farmers have lost valuable land
- compensated with one food parcel
- school children have to add 1 hour onto their journey to school
- cattle herders cannot access the best pasture for their cattle
- crops don't grown as well as higher altitudes
- increase water insecurity
- subsistence farmers have lost valuable land
- south africa
- huge economic investment
- unstable economy
- unsuitable water supply
- conflict over allocation
- South Africa dealt with protests in Lesotho by sending in the army who killed 17 people
- increase in migrants of dam workers
- huge economic investment
- Lesotho
- south Africa
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