Continuous urban growth, agriculture, and storm surges all contribute to devastating amounts of vegetation and habitat loss, as well as annual flooding along the shoreline of Colombia.

持续的城市增长、农耕、飓风以及哥伦比亚海岸线每年爆发的洪水，都使得极大程度上的植被与生境丧失。

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These effects often lead to three water issues which are water shortage, water pollution and frequent flooding in urban areas.

这些影响常常会导致城市三大水问题的产生，即：水资源短缺，水环境污染和城市洪涝灾害频发。

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Owing to the urban construction and rural surplus labor force, more and more peasants are flooding into cities to look for jobs.

因为城市建设的需要和农村大量劳动力的闲置，我省农民工进城人数也在大量增加。

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As of 2000, the Asian urban population at risk of coastal flooding was 1.39 billion people, more than twice the number at risk in Europe, more than four times greater than in Latin America, and almost five times that of Africa.

FORBES: Asia's Megacities Pose A Stark Environmental Challenge

The report highlights in particular the increasing phenomenon of migration from rural to urban areas, often as a result of drought or flooding in the countryside.

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In South-East Asia Bangkok, Manila and Ho Chi Minh City are all low-lying urban areas, yet like Jakarta they have all taken too long to react to the threat of increased flooding.

ECONOMIST: The threat grows from rising water and sinking buildings