Indonesia begins construction of its new capital

Climate change is disrupting the territories, Indonesia can testify to this. Faced with an acceleration of the effects of climate change, the Southeast Asian country has decided to build a new political capital, more than 1,000 kilometers from its current capital, Jakarta. The latter, impacted by huge traffic jams, heavy pollution and floods, is threatened by rising waters. By 2050, a quarter of the city could be submerged, according to the National Agency for Research and Innovation. The north of the megalopolis of 10.5 million inhabitants is sinking