On the other hand, climate change is likely to alter river discharge, impacting water availability and hydropower generation.

另一方面，气候变化会改变河道流量，进而影响水资源可用量和水力发电。

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Lack of access to water, sanitation and hygiene affects the health, security, livelihood and quality of life for children, impacting women and girls first and most.

缺乏安全的水、环境卫生和个人卫生会影响儿童健康、安全、生活及其生活质量，妇女和女童首当其冲受到最严重的影响。

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Many fishermen are convinced that much of the oil is suspended in the water column or has drifted to the bottom, where it's impacting oyster beds, crab herds, and spawning fish schools.

很多渔民确信不少油污正悬浮在下潜水流中，这会影响到牡蛎养殖场，螃蟹的繁殖和产卵的鱼群。

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"This resulted in a 33km stretch of the brook, the River Cledan, the River Irfon and the Wye being polluted with silt, impacting on water quality, " said an agency spokesperson.

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The degradation of water quality in surface and groundwater systems is further exacerbating water scarcity and negatively impacting our natural environment and the ecosystem services and goods that it provides, jeopardizing food security and livelihoods.

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By simply piercing the surface of the water, you set off an energy force within the body of water that extends outward, impacting anything it touches.

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