The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. If this goes unchecked, parts of the megacity could be entirely submerged ...

Jakarta is the world's fastest sinking city. But the Indonesian government's plan to move the capital 800 miles away risks draining the country's resources and damaging its reputation as investors ...

Spanning roughly 700sq km, Jakarta is sited on a delta, and it is reported that some 40% of the city is already under sea level. Much of the sinking is taking place along the northern coastline of ...

The world is facing an unprecedented crisis as climate change threatens to engulf coastal cities, displacing millions of ...

Indonesia is considering building a huge seawall to prevent its largest city Jakarta from sinking into the ocean. The country is the world’s largest archipelago consisting of over 17,000 islands ...

Introduction: A Looming Threat Rising sea levels are a growing concern for coastal cities around the world. As climate change ...

he lamented. According to the Global Risk Report in 2022, Jakarta has earned the unfortunate distinction of being the "Most Vulnerable City" among 576 major cities globally. This label is a result of ...

and the city has no way to meet demand without it due to a lack of water-retention facilities or a comprehensive piping network, Andreas said. Jakarta is not the only sinking urban centre.

Jakarta is sinking by an average of 1-15cm a year and almost half the city now sits below sea level. The impact is immediately apparent in North Jakarta. In the district of Muara Baru, an entire ...