‘Indonesia’ moves the capital to escape the catastrophe of global warming By 2050, 40 percent of Jakarta’s area begins to be below sea level. The northern area is sinking 4.9 cm per year.
‘Indonesia’ moves the capital to escape the catastrophe of global warming By 2050, 40 percent of Jakarta’s area begins to be below sea level. The northern area is sinking 4.9 cm per year.
On Sunday (November 6) world leaders gathered in the Senate of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Egypt, trying to find a solution and a framework for cooperation. mitigating the effects of climate change
The meeting called on rich countries to pay for disaster compensation to poor or developing countries. Because rich countries are more polluters. causing developing countries to be affected by bad conditions such as Massive Floods in Pakistan A hurricane or typhoon has hit many major cities this year.
As Jakarta is affected by climate change, including heavy rains, floods, rising sea levels and landslides, the government therefore decided to move the capital to a safer city for the livelihood of over 10.5 million people.
With a quarter of Jakarta in west Java, the population is very dense. and in danger of drowning in water within a year By 2050, the Indonesian government plans to locate a new capital and name it ‘Nusantara’, located in the eastern part of Kalimantan Province. on Borneo
But climate change has not put Jakarta at risk of drowning. with the loss of groundwater until the soil subsides only But caused by the support of rising sea levels. as a result of global warming
‘Edwin Aldrian’ Lecturer at the University of Indonesia and Bogor Agricultural Institute at Uthaina University in Bali. comment The relocation of the capital did not help the heavy rains and floods to be eliminated. More serious disasters may occur in the future in Jakarta and Nusantara. ready to warn that 40% of Jakarta’s area is beginning to be below sea level. and the northern area of the city gradually sinking at around 4.9 cm per year
land subsidence This is mainly due to the ‘use of ground water’, despite the heavy rain. It will fill the underground aquifers and raise the ground in Jakarta. But the expansion of the concrete city causing rainwater to fail to fully fill the rock covered with water In addition, the roads are often flooded.
“You can’t do anything. Trapped in the house, unable to use the car, all electricity and communication cut off. Clean drinking water is contaminated by impurities. because the sewers are clogged,” Aldrian said.
In addition, data from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University also indicates that What happened in Jakarta has happened to other cities in South and Southeast Asia as well. Coastal cities are sinking faster than other regions of the world, such as Vietnam’s economic hub, Ho Chi Minh City, Myanmar’s Yangon, Bangladesh’s Chittagong, China’s Tianjin and India’s Ahmad Hmedabad It is one of the largest cities in danger of drowning. due to the support of a large population and urbanization
President Joko Widodo’s plan to relocate the capital has been underway. The first phase will be completed in 2024, the second phase will be completed by 2025-2035 and the third phase will be completed by 2035-2045. both physical socio-economic
the last phase Nusantara will launch its world-renowned capital as a ‘World City for All’, creating over 4.8 million jobs by 2045.
According to the city plan information from the ibu kota negara website, the city’s tall buildings will be eco-friendly structures, with 80% commuting on public buses. and has agile traffic such as walking, cycling And many important amenities are just 10 minutes from the public bus centre.
10% of the city’s land area will be dedicated to food production, 60% of the city’s waste will be recycled by 2045, and 100% of all waste water will be treated by the city’s water management system. city.
By 2035, people will have access to green spaces for recreation. Including social and community services, located just 10 minutes away from the home.
In addition, clean energy is allocated. And the city will have zero emissions by 2045 thanks to this initiative. Nusantara aims to become one of the top 10 liveable cities in the world in the Global Liveability Index by 2045.
But critics point to a new capital being built on a rainforest-rich, carbon-absorbing island. So fear that the new capital may face the same problems that Jakarta is facing, so building a new city on Borneo will not help alleviate the natural disaster.
Tisa Mafira, head of Indonesia’s climate policy agency. There is a different opinion that the decision to move to build the capital Nusantara. in the province of Kalimantan because the area is full of forests causing the need to destroy forest areas to build a city And Nusantara may become a useless city on Borneo. rather than a green city
As for “Shisa Yumemiya”, a research manager from the Global Environmental Strategy Institute in Japan. There is an opinion that Reducing pollution is the answer. But who did it? Chisa thinks that this responsibility should be the duty of developed countries and developing countries together.
