Interest groups, water politics and governance: The case of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Abstract

Interest groups are pervasive phenomena of modern society. Although this is so, water governance researchers generally do not include them in their research endeavours. This is especially the case regarding research on transboundary rivers. Interest groups have been an opposing force to large dams the world over. The southern African region is no exception. In the region, and South Africa in particular, water is made available through water engineering projects. One of which is the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). In this book, I investigate the transnational role and involvement of interest groups in the LHWP.