The consequences of Pakistan's water problems are tragic.

巴基斯坦水资源问题的后果是悲剧性的。

A country that has faced similar water problems is Libya.

利比亚也面临着类似的水资源问题。

The government is approaching the water problem from the wrong end.

政府在用一种错误的方式来处理水问题。

Detroit isn't the only part of Michigan to deal with water problems though.

然而，底特律不是密歇根州唯一一个发现水质问题的城市。

He said Greeley and other cities are going to keep running into water problems.

他说格里利和其他城市还会继续遇到水资源问题。

The World Bank puts the cost of China's water problems —mostly damage to health—at 2.3% of a year's GDP.

世界银行认为中国的水资源问题的代价，达到了每年gdp的2.3%。这个数字绝大部分是统计的对人健康上的影响。

And in the past, they've come up with some pretty ingenious solutions to fight against their water problem.

在过去，他们已经想出了一些非常巧妙的解决方案来对抗他们的水域问题。

Or is the water problem really a standout?

或者水问题真的很突出吗？

Water is wasted daily all over the world and estimates suggest that most Asian countries will have severe water problems by 2025.

在世界各地都有浪费水资源的现象。预测显示，大部分的亚洲国家将会在2025年遭受严重的水资源问题。

However, the rain and snow will not be enough to fix some of California's long-term water problems that climate change is making worse.

然而，雨雪不足以解决加州长期存在的一些水问题，气候变化正在加剧这些问题。

Our biggest water problems persist because of what we don't do and the problems we fail to acknowledge.

我们最大的水问题一直存在是因为我们没有采取行动以及我们没有意识到这些问题。

Like the people who are working on the water problems. The people who are teaching in the refugee camps.

就像那些致力于解决水问题的人一样。在难民营教书的人。

Detroit's Water Department says the schools old plumbing systems are responsible and that the water problems do not extend to other parts of the city.

底特律水务局称这归罪于学校老旧的管道系统，而该问题没有涉及到城市其他地区。

Costing billions and featuring  some amazing engineering, its task is to stop this unwanted  water problem once and for all.

耗资数十亿美元并采用一些惊人的工程技术，其任务是一劳永逸地解决这个不必要的水问题。

Libya's answer and solution to this water problem would ultimately come in just as unexpected and lucky of a fashion as their huge discovery of oil.

利比亚对水资源问题的答案和解决方案最终会像他们的巨大石油发现一样，以一种出乎意料并幸运的方式出现。

In addition to climate change, pollution and water problems, Navajo members say the U.S. government is restricting the number of animals that can live on the land.

除了气候变化、污染和水资源问题外，纳瓦霍人表示，美国政府正在限制可以在这片土地上生活的动物的数量。

This is a new type of water problem, because the rate at which every aspect of our water cycle changes is accelerating.

这是一种新型的水问题，因为我们水循环各个方面的变化速度都在加快。

And, like too many 20-somethings, I expected to solve the world's problems -- more specifically, the world's water problems -- with my technology.

而且，就像太多 20 多岁的年轻人一样，我希望用我的技术解决世界上的问题——更具体地说，是世界上的水问题。

These aren't just well-known examples  of cities with major water problems; they're also places that have come-up with some  of the most extreme ideas to solve their issues.

这些不仅仅是众所周知的严重水问题城市的例子；他们也是提出一些最极端的想法来解决问题的地方。

Far to the contrary, California's water problem is an ancient one that goes back thousands of years, and a lot of both the problems and the solutions simply have to do with California's incredibly unique geographic circumstances.

恰恰相反，加州的水问题是很古老的问题，可以追溯到几千年前，许多问题和解决方案都与加州令人难以置信的独特地理环境有关。