The current capital of Indonesia, a gigantic megalopolis of 35 million inhabitants, is sinking little by little below sea level. Entire neighborhoods are doomed to disappear. Christine Cabasset, geographer, deciphers with us this phenomenon, subsidence. And ways to slow it down.
Tomorrow, what will cities look like? Are they doomed to last for centuries or will they disappear in a few decades, submerged by the waters?
For this fourth episode of our series dedicated to the cities of tomorrow, we are going to Indonesia, and more precisely to Jakarta, a gigantic megalopolis of 35 million inhabitants, which will soon lose its status as the country’s capital. Our guide : Christine Cabasset. This geographer is the deputy director of the Institute for Research on Contemporary Southeast Asia. She explains to us why and how Jakarta is gradually sinking under water. And how to fight against this phenomenon of subsidence, which concerns many other cities around the world.
This podcast is co-produced by International mail and theAFD.
Interview, writing and presentation: Virginie Lepetit
Directed by: Antoine Dabrowski
Music : album Kagabas, de Lion’s Drums
With the participation of: Flora Trouilloud, Claire Carrard, Joffrey Ricome, Pascale Boyen
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