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Can we save the sinking cities of New York & Jakarta? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

Dozens of coastal cities — from Jakarta to Manila — are sinking at a worrying speed. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Climate change, too much water being pumped out of the ground for drinking and the type of land cities are built on all contribute to the problem. But people around the world are coming up with innovative ways to tackle this. Aghnia Adzkia, a BBC journalist based in Jakarta, shares why Indonesia’s capital is particularly vulnerable, and how people there are trying to protect themselves. BBC climate correspondent Georgina Rannard explains the link between climate change and rising sea levels. And we hear from people helping their local communities to adapt, such as architect Kunlé Adeyemi, who designed a floating school in Lagos. 00:00 Intro 01:02 Jakarta’s groundwater problem 02:06 City sinking rate 03:06 Link to climate change 06:16 Other countries impacted 08:28 What are governments doing to help? 11:10 Solutions from science 12:29 Lagos’ floating school Watch more episodes from What in the World here 👉🏽    • What in the World in the studio   Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: Chelsea Coates, Mora Morrison and Maria Clara Montoya Video Journalist: Adam Chowdhary and Jem Westgate Editor: Verity Wilde ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #floods #sinkingcity #climatechange