Climate: temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers Terrain: mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m highest point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m Natural resources: water, agricultu...
The analysis was also made to find potential contribution of SMR to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and whether SMRs can be one of the global solutions towards global energy issues. 5. Results and discussions 5.1. Current Lesotho power status Lesotho currently generates 72 MW from Hydro...
Climate: temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers Terrain: mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point:junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m highest point:Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m ...
relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru, and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people Natural hazards periodic droughts Environment - current issues population pressure forcing settlement in margin...
It is contended that even focused efforts aimed at resolving the problems faced by women in performing one or other of their roles, may fail to produce adequate results, if the issues underlying each function and their connections are not fully understood. Extrapolating from the Lesotho context, ...
The climate is temperate with hot summers and cool to cold winters. A long rainy season during the summer months (December to February) combined with freezing conditions in the winter (June to August) creates adverse travel conditions which isolate much of the highland areas. A wealth of ...
We also show that, while legal change can help increase female land ownership, it will need to be complemented with additional measures, in terms of awareness raising and procedural support, to realize its full potential. Systematic first registration of rights seems to have provided such support ...
(v) assist individuals in life planning issues, and (vi) assist individuals and couples in decisions about having more children, decreasing the chances of infecting infants (McKee et al., 2004:194). A comprehensive response dominated by health inte...
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with high rates of HIV prevalence and adolescent pregnancy, further compounding poor long-term outcomes among adolescents [23]. Studies have highlighted the negative impacts of HIV, adolescent pregnancy, and child marriage on adolescent health, including increased vulnerability to other health issues and...