Sinking Hopes

• Photographer
  alain schroeder, Belgium
• Studio
  free lance
• Website
  https://alainschroeder.myportfolio.com
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  https://www.instagram.com/alainschroeder/

Indonesia, Java Island,

With over 80,000 kilometers of coastline, the more than 17000 islands that make up the archipelago of Indonesia are under imminent threat from rising sea levels. Experts predict that by 2050, thousands of the country's islands and nearly 1/3 of Java, where the capital Jakarta stands today will be under water.

Flooding from tidal waves, tsunamis and coastal erosion severely impact the environment, and dramatically affect the local economy destroying property, livelihoods and displacing entire communities.