Understanding the Issue

FLASH flooding which hit Jakarta last February should be seen as evidence that global warming is coming to Indonesia. But to say that it’s the sole factor for the flooding is wrong. Torry Kuswardono from Walhi, said global warming and climate change played only a secondary role as amplifier of the disaster. “Environmental mismanagement is to blame in the first place for the disasters that hit Indonesia, including the flooding in Jakarta,” s

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