Southeast Asia’s sinking cities: can they be saved?, in Eco-Business

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Flooded Bangkok, 2011

Climate change is just one of the causes of severe flooding in Jakarta and Bangkok. Subsidence and over-construction also contribute to the slow drowning of these and other Asian capitals. There are solutions, but they are hampered by lack of funds, politics, cultural issues and obstructive legislation.

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