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Zane Goebel, Associate professor, Indonesian Studies, The University of Queensland

Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly?

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Indonesia plans to build a “giant sea wall”, more than 500 kilometres long, to defend Java’s north coast from rising sea levels.

The proposal includes a large lagoon behind the colossal concrete wall, raising significant questions about the feasibility and cost of such a giant project.

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