What is happening to Jakarta?

Like many coastal cities around the world, Jakarta is dealing with sea-level rise. But Indonesia’s biggest city also has a unique problem: Because of restricted water access in the city, the majority of its residents have to extract groundwater to survive. And it’s causing the city to sink.

Is the city of Jakarta sinking?

Flood-prone Jakarta is the world’s fastest sinking city — as fast as 10 centimetres per year. In parts of North Jakarta, which is particularly susceptible to flooding, the ground has sunk 2.5 metres in 10 years. Almost half the city now sits below sea level.

Is Jakarta a world city?

Jakarta is currently the largest city in Southeast Asia, and its metro area is so large it has its own name: Jabodetabek (for the initials of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi). Jakarta is now considered a global city and one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

Will Mumbai sink in future?

Major Indian cities like Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata and more may be below sea levels by 2030 if the oceans don’t stop rising. It’s 2021 and climate change is more real than ever. Temperatures are rising, glaciers are melting and quite a few cities may be underwater soon.

How bad is Jakarta sinking?

The latest study from IPB University in West Java, Indonesia, showed various areas in Jakarta were at risk of sinking between 1.8cm and 10.7cm per year during 2019 and 2020. The worst change in land level occurred in North Jakarta with land subsidence estimated at around 4.9cm a year.

Is Jakarta prepared for the future of the world?

Like many coastal mega cities in Asia, Jakarta has to prepare for such a future. The Giant Sea Wall Jakarta is a seawall (a giant one, in Jakarta) that is planned to protect the city from the double whammy of rising sea levels from climate change, and sinking from groundwater depletion.

What is the new Jakarta EE platform?

Jakarta EE is the future for cloud-native, light-weight, and traditional enterprise Java applications Java EE technologies contributed by Oracle are being used to create the new Jakarta EE platform The Eclipse Foundation is the home of Cloud Native Java open innovation

Is Jakarta sinking into the sea?

No talk of a future Jakarta can proceed without first mentioning the Giant Sea Wall Jakarta project. There have been so many news reports about how Jakarta is sinking into the sea that you would be forgiven for thinking if Jakarta had a future at all. Like many coastal mega cities in Asia, Jakarta has to prepare for such a future.

Why is Jakarta still the financial capital of Indonesia?

Even though the government has announced that it will move the capital to a new location in Borneo, Jakarta will still be the financial capital of the country. With over 30 million in the greater metropolitan area, it’s business as usual in Jakarta. In fact Jakarta is anticipated to be the biggest megacity by 2030 with 35.6 million people.