Sinking Jakarta Is a Test Case for Climate Retreat - Aug. 23, 2019

Published: Aug. 23, 2019, 7:11 p.m.

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Indonesia's massive, overcrowded capital is sinking due to climate change and depleted ground water. Now\\xa0President Joko Widodo wants to move the capital and build an entirely new city. The decision comes just as Jokowi, as he is known, begins his second presidential term\\u2014and it's not the only challenge he faces. Tom Pepinsky of Cornell University and the Brookings Institution joins Deep Dish to discuss.

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