Specialists in Water and Waste Treatment

The National Press Agency for Meteorology, Climate, and Geophysics (BMKG) predicts that the oceans surrounding Indonesia will rise between 0.8 and 1.2 centimeters annually due to the continuing impact of climate change.

Donaldi Permana, a BMKG researcher-coordinator, speaking at a seminar in Denpasar, painted a grim picture: “This is significant as it will cause several small Indonesian islands and seaside communities, homes to countless families, to disappear.” Adding: “This human aspect of the crisis should deeply concern us all.”

Donaldi’s public presentation described the nationwide impact if average temperatures increase by only 0.45 to 0.75 degrees Celsius. He described the dire consequences of climate change and changes in rainfall and how these will affect 5.8 million square kilometers of ocean area and threaten shipping, especially for vessels of 10 gross tons or less.

Furthermore, the expert researcher warned that climate change and rainfall changes, now averaging 75 millimeters per month, will make 18 thousand kilometers of shoreline vulnerable.

Meanwhile, he described how average global temperatures over the past decade (2014-2023) have increased by 1.2 degrees or decreased by 0.12 degrees compared to temperatures recorded between 1850 and 1900.