Alarm Bells from Jakarta’s Shores
The latest Greenpeace study warned about the impact of the rise in sea levels on Jakarta’s flooding by 2030. A more progressive strategy in lowering carbon dioxide emissions is imperative.
Abdul Manan
July 26, 2021
TIAROM, 45, was born and raised in Marunda, Cilincing, North Jakarta. He grew up at his parents’ house, two kilometers north of his current home in Pinggir Dermaga Muara, Kampung Marunda Kepu. Tiarom and his family left his old house in 1995 when the neighborhood was hit by flooding caused by serious abrasion. “Our old home has turned into an ocean,” said Tiarom in a WhatsApp message, accompanied by a photo of Marunda filled wit
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