Sea level rise will pose a significant challenge to coastal settlements throughout the planet and is likely to
disproportionately affect poorer communities, which are usually located in particularly vulnerable areas. Coastal
areas in Jakarta have been experiencing rapid subsidence in recent years, and could serve to illustrate the likely
challenges that future sea level rise could have on such communities. To ascertain the level of awareness about
the threats facing them questionnaire surveys were conducted amongst one relatively poor community that is
situated below sea level, protected from the sea by a thin concrete dyke. The results show that while local
inhabitants appear to be aware about the hazards they face, many seem to underestimate their severity, possibly
due to a high frequency of exposure in the recent past. The situation in the area appears to be worsening with
each passing year, and it is imperative that remedial actions to halt ground subsidence are carried out and/or
important remedial actions to adapt to the ground subsidence are implemented. Failure to do so could eventually
result in a significant loss of life in the area.
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