Week 13 Blog

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The most common problem Indonesia has with coastal is coastal erosion, flooding and water pollution. All those types of issues affect the coastal areas. The coastal erosion is taking a toll on Indonesia's island and coastlines. Indonesia has over 17,000 islands and over 80,000 kilometers of coastlines. Many small islands are seeing sea level rising and could potentially destroy dozens of island overtime.





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Indonesia people living in the island of Java have been planning to restore areas of it coastlines. It states "Indonesia plans to restore the eroding areas of its coastline in Java and Bali with nature based approaches inspired on Dutch methods."It will result in mangrove deforestation and land subsidence. It will have major implications in Indonesia's coastal safety, economy and fisheries.  


Erosion Control Indonesia Java Bali Coastlines 

 

 

 

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https://www.estormwater.com/indonesia-restore-coastlines-java-bali 

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-has-lost-land-equal-to-size-of-jakarta-in-last-15-years-due-to-erosion

 

Comments

  1. BensonNovember 13, 2020 at 4:35 PM

    I think your blog looks cool. Indonesia has so many islands.

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  2. UnknownNovember 15, 2020 at 8:27 PM

    Great post! It's the same for South Korea. The coastline is having trouble absorbing the waves strength so it a bigger toll on the east coast.

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