https://www.scmp.com/rss/503444/feed Timothy Cooper is the founder and CEO of Global Sands Consortium Hong Kong Ltd. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Asia’s coastal cities are sinking and, by 2050, at least 3,300km of the region’s coastlines will be acutely vulnerable to the aggressive rise of the sea. The time has come for Asian countries, individually or collectively, to build “Great Sea Walls” in defence, and at the same time provide critical freshwater reserves for thirsty urban populations. The facts are alarming. Jakarta is sinking by as much as 25cm a year in some parts, due to the extraction of groundwater for daily use. Manila is... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3047061/asias-sinking-cities-need-great-sea-walls-defend-against-rising?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3047061/asias-sinking-cities-need-great-sea-walls-defend-against-rising?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Jan 2020 03:00:14 +0000