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Saving the Mighty Mekong River

The Mekong River is arguably one of the most important in the world. It sustains more than sixty million lives as it travels through China and Southeast Asia. But an onslaught of dam building, intensifying climate change, and sand dredging have had a catastrophic effect. Laura Bicker is in Cambodia to ask if the mighty Mekong can be saved and meets a new generation trying to breathe life into the dying river.

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tvjjbj12 posted 5 months ago

BBC Our World first titled this episode "The Mighty Mekong's Last Hope." The retitled episode premiered today using "Saving the Mighty Mekong River."

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