Lesotho Overall Policy approach Wins Loses Assumptions subjective assessment Adaptation Mitigation Development Adaptation Mitigation Development Lesotho Expand and maintain hydrological monitoring Improved capacity to None Improve capacity None None None Successful 3 networks for assessment of water resources detect and understand to measure and establishment variations in rainfall, runoff understand and and river flow in the changes in management of context of climate change hydrology, hydrological hydro-meteorological benefits to gauges, impacts. research and monitoring management techniques and approaches. data management. Accelerate the delivery of and sanitation services Increase individual and None Improve health None None None Effective 3 to all Basotho in line with national development goals community health and and well-being of implementation physical ability to deal with individuals and and potential temperature rise communities. management. and changing stress on livelihood activities. Strengthen co-operation between riparian states for More effectively manage None Promote None None None Successful and 3 managing trans-boundary water changes in river flow with cooperation transparent climate change impacts on between riparian management of hydrology. riparian water basins. Promote efficient use of water resources including Improve water use None Increase None None None Effective, 3 demand management efficiency in light of productive water efficient and changing and potentially use and hence appropriate decreasing rainfall and availability for implementation surface runoff conditions agriculture, as and at the intra and inter well as drinking management. annual timescale, purposes, particularly regarding sanitation and rising water scarcity and other livelihood droughts. activities.
Lesotho Policy approach Wins Loses Assumptions Overall subjective assessment Adaptation Mitigation Development Adaptation Mitigation Development Lesotho Expand and maintain hydrological monitoring networks for assessment of water resources Improved capacity to detect and understand variations in rainfall, runoff and river flow in the context of climate change hydro-meteorological impacts. None Improve capacity to measure and understand changes in hydrology, benefits to research and management approaches. None None None Successful establishment and management of hydrological gauges, monitoring techniques and data management. 3 Accelerate the delivery of and sanitation services to all Basotho in line with national development goals Increase individual and community health and physical ability to deal with potential temperature rise and changing stress on livelihood activities. None Improve health and well-being of individuals and communities. None None None Effective implementation and management. 3 Strengthen co-operation between riparian states for managing trans-boundary water More effectively manage changes in river flow with climate change impacts on hydrology. None Promote cooperation between riparian None None None Successful and transparent management of riparian water basins. 3 Promote efficient use of water resources including demand management Improve water use efficiency in light of changing and potentially decreasing rainfall and surface runoff conditions at the intra and inter annual timescale, particularly regarding rising water scarcity and droughts. None Increase productive water use and hence availability for agriculture, as well as drinking purposes, sanitation and other livelihood activities. None None None Effective, efficient and appropriate implementation and management. 3
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