Adjunct Associate Professor John Aerni-Flessner examines the 40‑year history of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, a massive bi‑national water‑transfer plan that delivers billions of liters of water from Lesotho to South Africa. He draws on extensive archival and oral history research to reveal how political decisions and historical context continue to shape public perceptions of the project’s successes and shortcomings.
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