ReNOKA’s partnership approach
Lesotho’s river catchments are vital for livelihoods, the economy and environment.
Often called the water tower of Southern Africa, Lesotho supplies over 40% of the Orange-Senqu River’s annual run-off, despite occupying just 3% of the basin.
This water sustains agriculture, industry and households across the basin – including South Africa’s Gauteng province, one of the continent’s most important economic centres. Around 15 million people rely on these waters, while rural livelihoods in Lesotho depend on healthy land and wetlands.
Explore the Orange-Senqu basin
What is the Land Cover Dashboard?
It is an easy-to-use online platform that shows how land in Lesotho looks today and how it has changed over time.
Lesotho’s river catchments are increasingly degraded, threatening water security across the Orange-Senqu basin.
A river catchment is the area of land where all rainfall and runoff drain into the same river system.
Healthy catchments absorb rainfall and release it gradually into rivers. Degraded catchments intensify floods, droughts, erosion and siltation.
ReNOKA is Lesotho’s national response – a governmental unit and movement meaning “we are a river” – uniting people, government agencies and organisations to restore land, water and shared prosperity.
What is ReNOKA’s strategic approach?
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