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Two adults and five children posed next to solar-powered irrigation pump
A family poses with their new solar irrigation pump in S’ang Phnum village, Cambodia.

This image was taken in 2022 outside Phnom Penh City in S’ang Phnum village, Cambodia. Pictured are Mr. and Ms. Khor and their children and friends along with their new solar irrigation pump. Pteah Baitong program is supported by Water-Energy-4-Food Grand Challenge, which is a USAID-funded program that addresses climate change in emerging markets around the Global South. Pteah Baitong replaces farmers' gasoline and diesel pumps with solar versions. Every family saves on average 1 ton of CO2 emissions per year.

Solar Powered Irrigation Systems in Cambodia

Photographer Jeremie Montessuis
Copyright © 2023 Pteah Baitong

Country Cambodia
Topics Energy, Agriculture, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

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