BRIN Professor: In 2050 Jakarta Will Be Submerged, Sea Water Enters The Land But Hasn't Touched The Monas Area

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JAKARTA - Research Professor of Meteorology at the Aviation and Space Research Organization of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Eddy Hermawan said several locations in DKI Jakarta are predicted to be submerged in 2050, but Jakarta will not be completely submerged. "In 2050 the sea water has not touched the Monas area. If the influence of sea level rise is small, of course," said Eddy in the Prof Talk National Webinar: Is it true that Jakarta and Pantura will sink? in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Wednesday, October 6. Eddy said that if you only look at the factor of sea level rise, then in 2050 sea water will indeed enter the mainland but have not touched the Monas area, which means it will not drown Jakarta. sea level will flood the Jakarta area of approximately 160.4 square kilometers or 24.3 percent of the total area of the area. Sea water enters the area, including Tanjung Priok, Pluit, Pademangan, Kapuk and Penjaringan.

In fact, Eddy said another rather dangerous factor is land subsidence, especially in areas with soft soils, not only in Jakarta but along the northern coast. This will increase the risk of more seawater entering the land. "If it is only based on sea level rise, it will not have a serious impact," he said. not in the near future. "Jakarta and Pantura could sink but not in an immediate period of time, so maybe it will be a long time after how many years. We saw earlier in 30 years it still reached 2 meters," he said. Robert said that Jakarta was not sinking at this time or in the near future, but the potential is still there so it cannot be silent, but requires comprehensive mitigation and adaptation efforts with joint synergies, as well as innovations to prevent land subsidence.