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Aerial view of a rural village in Lao PDR showing an elevated water tank with solar panels supplying clean water to the surrounding community.
Phouphet Chittaphone/UNDP Lao PDR

Water scarcity threatens rural livelihoods in Lao PDR. Solar-powered irrigation is helping communities adapt.

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Aerial view of a rural landscape in Lao PDR, with solar panels visible and a body of water