Spanning roughly 700sq km, Jakarta is sited on a delta, and it is reported that some 40% of the city is already under sea level. Much of the sinking is taking place along the northern coastline of ...

Jakarta itself is home to about 10 million people and three times that number in the greater metropolitan area. It has been described as the world’s most rapidly sinking city, and at the current ...

Jakarta suffers from some of the worst traffic in the world and is regularly ranked among the world's most polluted metropolises. More critically, the city is sinking relatively fast—about six ...

he lamented. According to the Global Risk Report in 2022, Jakarta has earned the unfortunate distinction of being the "Most Vulnerable City" among 576 major cities globally. This label is a result of ...

Jakarta is sinking at an alarming rate ... Lagos, Africa's largest city faces the threat of coastal erosion and flooding due to rising seas exacerbated by global warming, posing significant ...