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Indonesia’s sea levels are rising faster than the global average — 4.97 mm per year on average, with some areas rising much, much faster. 4.97 mm. A small number, but for the world’s largest island nation, the impacts are already proving catastrophic.
Tidal floods are reaching further inland. Wells and rice fields are turning salty. In some coastal areas, homes now sit permanently below sea level.
In Indonesia, sea level rise is a slow-moving emergency and it’s already reshaping daily life for our regional neighbours. Some of the causes are global, but the impacts are deeply local…
