Synopsis
Laura Bicker is in Cambodia to ask if the mighty Mekong River can be saved and meets a new generation trying to breathe life into the dying river.
- Programme: Our World
- Episode: Saving the Mighty Mekong River
- Channel: BBC News
- Broadcast year: 2023
- Geography
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