For example, meeting growing demand by finding a new source of water or by building a new dam in a place like California could cost up to 60 cents per cubic meter of water.

举例来说，在加利福尼亚州为满足日益增长的需求而寻找新水源或修建新的水坝，每立方米的水价可能要上升到60水美分。

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Despite these real concerns over unsustainable abstraction rates and pollution, groundwater resources, if carefully managed, can make a major contribution to meeting the demand for water in the future and to adapting to climate change.

UNESCO: Reversing the global water crisis through sound groundwater governance | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization