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That sinking feeling in Jakarta

Northern Jakarta has sunk by 2.5m in just ten years. if it carries on, much of the northern part of the city could be completely submerged by 2050. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Jonathan Bithrey talks to Elisa Sootanoo-Jaya, executive director of the Rujak Centre for urban studies, about why Jakarta is on its way down and what is being done about it.
(Image: Jakarta waterfront Credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)

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4 minutes