英国水道面临气候和筹资危机,面临获取机会、就业和生态系统的风险。 UK waterways face climate and funding crises, risking access, jobs, and ecosystems.

英国运河和河流面临气候变化和资金不足的日益严重的威胁,75%的水道面临金融风险,在2摄氏度的气候变暖情景下,几乎所有的水道都处于脆弱境地。 Britain’s canals and rivers face growing threats from climate change and underfunding, with 75% of waterways at financial risk and nearly all vulnerable under a 2°C warming scenario. 极端天气造成封锁、象大水运河塌陷那样的基础设施故障,以及1 000万英镑的紧急修理费用。 Extreme weather has caused closures, infrastructure failures like the Bridgewater Canal collapse, and £10 million in emergency repairs. 尽管政府提供了4.8亿英镑的赠款,但运动者说,供资落后于与气候有关的维护费用的上涨,危及公众获取、就业和生态系统。 Despite £480 million in government grants, campaigners say funding lags behind rising climate-related maintenance costs, endangering public access, jobs, and ecosystems.