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Keeping Jakarta from sinking
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Slide 1 of 15: JAKARTA, INDONESIA - APRIL 27: An aerial view of Jakarta's new seawall and land which has been sinking below sea level on April 27, 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta, one of the world's most densely populated cities, is also one of the fastest-sinking
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Home to over 30 million people, Jakarta — the capital city of Indonesia — has been sinking 6 inches every year, more than 10 times faster than the sea is rising. In the 2015 Climate Change Vulnerability Index, the city stood at the eighth position.
A woman disembarks from a small ferry that takes passengers between the two sections of the recently-built seawall.
A woman walks through a neighborhood that's always flooded owing to the fact that it lies below the sea level elevation.
An aerial view of Jakarta's new seawall and land.
Men, who work on building the new offshore seawall, take a break from work.
A man looks out from the top of the seawall.
An under-construction apartment building sits behind Jakarta's recently-built seawall.
A woman sits atop the seawall.
A man walks down from the seawall.
A fisherman climbs the seawall to get to his boat.
Traditional ships anchor in front of the seawall.
A section of the new offshore seawall.
Cement tubes used in the construction of the seawall.
Workmen fit a new section of drill during the construction of the seawall.
The new offshore seawall is seen under construction.
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