The Global South and Climate Reparations

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A court in Jakarta ruled for the plaintiffs saying that indeed those officials had committed unlawful acts by failing to combat smog. The government says it has taken recent steps to improve air quality, for example, by installing solar panels on government buildings. We'll have to wait and see what the longer term impact of this court ruling will be. Next time Nigeria and how people there are coping with floods, erosion, even violence all exacerbated by climate change.

Southeast Asia is especially vulnerable to storms, rising oceans, and other climate effects—though countries in the region did very little to create the crisis. In Indonesia, among other climate-related challenges, the capital city is sinking into the sea. Part 5 of our series, The Repair, on the climate emergency.

Reported by Nita Roshita, with recording and production help from Hilman Handoni. Mixed by host John Biewen. Interviews with Bondan Kanumoyoso, Yayat Supriatna, Selamet Daroyni, Amalia Syafruddin, and others.

The series editor is Cheryl Devall. Music in this episode by Lil Haydn, Kim Carroll, Chris Westlake, Lesley Barber, and Fabian Almazan. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.