Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly?
- Written by Zane Goebel, Associate professor, Indonesian Studies, The University of Queensland
Wokephoto17/GettyIndonesia plans to build a “giant sea wall”, more than 500 kilometres long, to defend Java’s north coast from rising sea levels.
The proposal includes a large lagoon behind the colossal concrete wall, raising significant questions about the feasibility and cost of such a giant project.
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