Скачать или смотреть Jakarta is sinking: A witness from a local. Day 43 of my no-fly trip from Italy to Papua New Guinea

With 42.5 million inhabitants, Jakarta is the largest city in the world. It is also the first capital city to be relocated due to land subsidence. Jakarta is literally sinking at a rate of 2-3 cm per year. Climate change and rising sea levels only contribute to this phenomenon to a limited extent. The main cause is the excessive exploitation of aquifers by the population. In 2029, the capital will be transferred to Ibu Kota Nusantara, a new city under construction in Borneo.

Here I talk about the experience of frequent flooding on the coast with Jonathan, a young tour guide I met through Couchsurfing.
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