Climate Change 'May Force Jakarta To Be Moved'

Witoelar told OneClimate.Net that the capital could be transferred from the island of Java to Kalimantan.

A road in Jakarta had recently been demolished by sea encroachment, he said. Elsewhere, shifting seasons were also affecting farmers.

Many of Indonesia's coastal cities would probably be affected by rising sea-level, and on the heavily-populated island of Java virtually all coastal cities would be hit, involving perhaps 50-60 million people - an impact he described as "devastating". Read the full report here.

Source: by Daniel Nelson, OneWorld, UK.