Environmental Crisis in Jakarta and how it affects the local impoverished communities
Author
Drzymalska, Ewa Katarzyna
Term
4. term
Publication year
2023
Submitted on
2023-10-15
Pages
51
Abstract
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is facing an environmental crisis. For many residents, climate change and sinking ground mean leaving homes their families have lived in for generations. More than 10 million people are at risk as neighborhoods subside. Like other coastal cities, Jakarta faces rising seas, but here the ground is also sinking because of excessive groundwater extraction, which makes the water appear to rise faster and has led to the city being described as the world's fastest-sinking. The government has announced plans to move the national capital to a new, yet-to-be-built city elsewhere, which could pull attention and resources away from Jakarta and its people. This thesis examines how government efforts to prevent flooding interact with the everyday actions of local residents, especially those in informal settlements known as kampungs. These communities are on the front lines of environmental hazards and have few means to protect themselves, yet they build resilience and solidarity in the face of both climate and political pressures.
Jakarta, Indonesiens hovedstad, står over for en miljøkrise. For mange beboere betyder klimaforandringer og synkende jord, at de må forlade hjem, hvor deres familier har boet i generationer. Over 10 millioner mennesker er i risiko, fordi kvarterer synker. Som andre kystbyer oplever Jakarta stigende havniveau, men her synker jorden også på grund af overdreven indvinding af grundvand, hvilket får vandstanden til at fremstå som om den stiger hurtigere og har gjort byen omtalt som den hurtigst synkende. Regeringen har annonceret planer om at flytte hovedstaden til en ny, endnu ikke bygget by et andet sted i landet, hvilket kan trække opmærksomhed og ressourcer væk fra Jakarta og dets beboere. Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan regeringens tiltag for at forhindre oversvømmelser spiller sammen med de daglige handlinger blandt lokale beboere, især dem i uformelle bosættelser, kaldet kampungs. Disse fællesskaber står forrest over for miljøfarer og har få midler til at beskytte sig, men de opbygger alligevel robusthed og solidaritet over for både klimatiske og politiske pres.
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