The Air Quality Problem in Jakarta

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In early 2020, Amalia showed her friends how different the city could feel when everyone drove fast. To respond to the air quality problem, Jakarta will have to make its public transportation more accessible and affordable. The World Health Organization predicts that average life expectancy in Jakarta will decrease by more than four years if present air quality levels continue.

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.