One notable city more vulnerable this is equal india and on some of that today we dig deeper into how coastal cities around the world are getting ready to battle the rising sea. 8 of the 10 worlds biggest cities are located on the coursed but none of them have the natural protective barrier against the rising sea like the city of mumbai its a vast coverage of mangroves occupying less than 0 point one percent of the planets surface mangroves are one of the most valuable ecosystems but theyre threatened. The clock seems to be ticking for indias most populous city mumbai. Climate scientists predict the rising levels of the arabian sea the city in just a few 100 years. Members 1st inhabitants but the. Traditional fishermen who have lived of the bounty of the sea for generations. Today they are on the front line facing the threat of the under lending arabian sea which surrounds the city on 3 sides. In just dont use some fishing villages in mumbai have lost a monumental 18 meters of land through coastal erosion. But luckily the region is gifted with a robust protective barrier along many parts of this coastline the mangroves. Mangroves are coastal forests and situated between the ocean and the land mines which reduced the intensity of the crushing big by acting as a buffer. They also act like sponges by soaking up excess water to prevent inland flooding and by releasing tiny droplets into the air to regulate the citys temperature mumbais mango. And grey. Danger. Absent fisherman come look up over is but it about the future of the place he calls home. So i guess mangroves get cut down indiscriminately you see garbage everywhere even industrial plants release the chemicals here. One sank and polluted the waka so many fish have died and the ones that remain cant breed fast enough i. Steadily decreasing a clear sign that the mangroves are not doing well the fold. In many parts of number is mangroves have succumbed to indiscriminate pollution about 30 percent have been bribed out who were the last few decades but thats not all. Illegal constructions which happen people with bad. Structures and reconstruction. And another thing is that this is one of the biggest threats to mangle because they are set up. In the weeks of inside the mangroves inside dense mangoes and the live chat from going into them and degrading this is. To be a place where you could come for fresh air now you can barely stand there because of the nature which is coming out of these dumping grounds into the creek. More than 100 cases of mangrove destruction but reported in mumbai in 2018 both on government and private land the government has now hired additional security. Some grip the ballad guns. Forced against integrators and greed harkers there is no doubt without its mangroves mumbai stands littlejohns against the rising sea levels. Now nobody in my generation had seen anything like the 2005 floods in mumbai people will be going through neck deep muddy water in many places many were trapped in cars where doors couldnt be opened toilets were spewing soiled water back into homes the next part of our story well show you how a Small Community of indigenous fisherman is working towards avoiding exactly this. Number of walk through the narrow alleyways of fishing village every day with a sense of gratitude after your young. W. R. In 2005 when floods ravaged the city of mumbai killing over to taos and people his village was largely spared this was an eye opener to realise it was the mangroves that had protected them he started a Grassroots Movement with the neighborhood fisherman to save and protect more than a 1000 hectares of lush mangrove surrounding his village. In the one in 2 years we are. Working from adelaide washy and we dont work for the wanted to come in to help we help our. Our action on our own weve got any kind of encouragement to get it if not mangled to do so give us you know over worries a simple youre not really you know we do here well you know the community the soup all those engineers that. Now a full time activist through the movement to form the she lived at this time a Community Organization its aim is to restore the mangroves to the. Thank you thank you fisherman seaver out and clean the incessant flow of solid based on a daily basis the organizer of in his drives in the local community to help families understand the importance of mangroves to their life. For generations the coolies the indigenous fisherman have caught fish and the large bones of water filtered by the areas expansive mangroves that lined the eastern coastline the fisherman who try to eke out a living from the means really amount of fish they bring back after the hold your fishing know that their livelihood is in geo paddy many fish species of animal in abundance in the past are never seen in these waters today the mangroves in mumbais North Eastern corner have traditionally afterward as no cities providing food and shelter for several marines species including crabs prawns mullet snappers and groupers. Forest where the leaves dry and fall into the soil the soil is basically. There it starts the composing the crabs begin with the leaves and the other person asians or start nibbling away at it and created a. New brand or. Was it for us so that it becomes neutering for the soybean mangoes are the kitchen of the oceans this is where the food is prepared and articulated across the continent across the globe across your shins. These waters used to be fertile but the process of degeneration is now well underway because of unchecked pollution and illegal land grabbing local fisherman keep constant vigil and allow the organization if they noticed illegal and crotch meant. Often members of the Village Community have been part of the problem. Then what. Theyve been. What im thinking i would be really requesting them. But people are not going to listen to me. Or finally im going to the court i will go on the high court and file affidavit again the illegality that is happening you need to stop it immediately and all the structures demolished with the help of Party Department in 2009 and the area no one. The mangroves that none come out on his Community Protect are part of the ecosystem that occupies only 0 point one percent of the earths surface thats. The state of maharashtra which mumbai is a part off is the only state in india to have a mongrel cell dedicated to their conservation. The cell relies on participatory models like she. To save the citys mongrel cover. The contribution of bondo fishing village missy minuscule today especially to many of us who may have been of bolivias to the rule mongrels have played in protecting our vulnerable city like mumbai but its time to the initiative of fishing communities like this one at the front line of the ocean swell that the rest of the city may now stand a chance of braving rising sea levels in the years to come. Now my is not the only city in the world that has to cope with the impact of rising sea levels sea levels are rising more and more across the planet but why is this happening lets take a look at some facts the primary cause of rising sea levels is Climate Change as our planet heats up glacis a huge masses of ice melt faster this means that even more water flows into our oceans massive ice sheets in greenland and antarctica are weakening breaking off and melting steady and water expands as it warms about half of the sea level. But the boss 25 years is a tribute to the warmer oceans simply occupying more space on average the sea level rises 3400000 meters per year but oceans do not function like a top that keeps filling up research has shown that seas actually dries unevenly putting some communities even more trees than others. And this means we have to act to limit to Global Warming and we must adapt to changing Living Conditions and develop new ideas for example is it possible to build homes on water the dutch seem to have a solution and architect a farm in amsterdam has built a mini book would ship a clean ship floating entirely on water take a look. Living on water in the city center. One day more than 100 people live on this side canal. And Marcus Schmidt and his wife Yvonne Shannon sound are among the 1st residents. To this latest confusion of its a different way of life here the water sparkles and reflections everywhere. And now yes you experience it much much more. Somehow youre closer to nature when the wind blows and you open the door a gust of wind will come rushing into your face so you feel everything very directly. Their house is one of 30 buildings that are part of the project. Each building has its own design. But they all have one thing in common they float on special concrete rafts fastened on 2 pillars the Swimming Foundation needs to be able to carry several 100 tons a misstep will be balanced precisely here at how that is one of the project architects because up front you have to calculate every thing that you put on the boat how heavy it will be because if you put in too much. Weight it will be too low and then the water starts to come in so thats why we make a lot of calculations but front how heavy the boat will be. 20 different architects were involved in the project the houses were built on land and then boat to the dock by boat sustainability its very important to be inhabitants skin skate means clean ship they wanted to achieve is to show that you can live on water with very sustainable houses and in a Sustainable Way in the sense that we as a community so we had very high levels of what we wanted to show to to amsterdam and to the world actually. Sustainable and eco Friendly Materials were used for the house this the facade of peda reichs time his native cool we had loads of discussions with a whole group and we had help from from different. Pfizers on materials so we ended up with a list of green orange list and the red list reckless was a no go orange was ok if you really have to because of cost reasons or technical reasons but prefer try to use only materials from the greenest so corcos on the green list and we liked it very much so that was our choice to do so the project is to stay noble in many other ways to toilet waste is converted into energy in a nearby by a refinery the residents produce their own. The city using solar power and very specialist that were weve got permission from the government to have a own small Electricity Company we all have a vetri in our house and theyre all connected with a small smart grid system so we share electricity if we generate too much for what we need then our neighbors can use it and so thats thats very we only have one connection to the main system. Living on water has a long tradition in our. House boats can be seen on almost every canal one of the 1st floating districts was built a couple of years ago in the district of. 50 houses on Artificial Island now the trend is spreading to other european cities in london for example british. Planning Floating Homes in the royal docks. Copenhagen has responded to the lack of Affordable Student Housing with the socalled better than rick at 12 floating houses designed by star. He doesnt shy away from even greater visions. For 10000 people in regions threatened by Climate Change regions like the netherlands we think we in the future we will need more housing on the water. For several reasons because this decision is very full but also because of sea level rising for instance so we will need this kind of projects and we want to be a showcase in that sense we have some request from all over the world from new yorkers looking to live on the water well to more in the netherlands there are several areas where they are building houses and communities over 5202200 houses even. For yvonne fun saka Marcus Schmidt this vision has become reality. 115. 00 square metres 2 floors and a roof garden its almost like a house in the countryside but theres one difference their entire home sways religion it was a bit weird. I havent felt sick yet but i did have a day where i thought i need to set foot on solid ground. But its a small price to pay for their dream of living on water. Not unlike amsterdam in the city of jakarta indonesia which is sinking at the fastest street compared to other cities in the world the problem is much more creative parts of the indonesian capital have already dropped 4 metres but a rise in sea levels is not the only culprit local residents are steadily depleting the ground water supply below the city which basically clear its an air pocket into which the above it seems attempts to curtail this development have proven difficult because almost half of the jakarta nz rely on groundwater for their day to day needs. Its been a while since anyone prayed in this mosque in north. The sea has long since claimed to it. It makes gun sat every time he sees the building. Thinking of this city is increasing. In last few years but you mean a lot because you can. Say their prayers here before they cannot. Anymore. The indonesian capital of jakarta is home to over 30000000 people its one of the most densely populated cities in the world and it has a problem. This threat isnt obvious here in the heart of the city but its severe. In the norths home to many fishing communities theres no ignoring the rising sea water this brick wall was built into sounds and then 2 in the more borrowed district as protection against flooding the seawall is continuously being reinforced and braced but that doesnt help after a spell of heavy rainfall the want to begin sparring over again. The sinking. Theyll grow on what is being. Very much and we lost our. Money. The surface and the soil its become thinking we have what the expert here and then come along in this. The climate. Impact doubling. Of the city because its already below our what our natural. Rising sea levels and sinking soil the city needs more long term solutions. Put on gun use to be environmental activists to come pain for the rights of fisherman nowadays advises the governor of jakarta and this part of a team working to stop the city from disappearing into the ground hes well aware that any singing plans would have an impact on fishing. There are some 22000 fisherman in jakarta. These people harvest green mussels from the bait a local speciality theyre cooked right on the beach. 4 years ago the city or sorry to use began building a chain of Artificial Islands off the north and coast to slow down lin subsequence. Its had a serious impact on dec h. S. How many kilos do you catch a day about 50 kilos. And what about before the islands were built. Back then we got about 200. 00 kilos. Now in newport display and along with the break wall thats actually in the sea 50 metres off shore the fishermen are worried they soon wont be able to catch anything at all. Theyve learnt to live with regular flooding but the new coastal wall would mean the end of their livelihoods. As they want to know whether the coastal wall will disturb our access to the sea i say that even if it has benefits for the community the Development Plan has to be discussed with the affected community as a. Pool of gun once the fisherman to be part of the decision making. The covered market where they sell their catch is nearby. Here too its impossible to overlook the citys plight the market was only built 5 years ago but huge cracks are already showing. Buildings in some parts of jakarta are sinking into the ground at the rate of up to 25. 00 centimeters a year. This major fountain in the heart of jakarta belies the fact that clean water isnt desperately short supply have the capitals population draws its water from illegal wells and vast amounts of ground water are used by the new high rises springing up across the. Around that needs more regulation cess pool and gun. Waste management. Licensing. The city is searching for ways to conserve the precious resource. Preventing groundwater levels from further declining is essential otherwise jakarta will sink even faster and flooding will pose an even bigger threat. Waste as another problem in the monsoon season especially trash clocks and canals so waterways cant drain into the sea these days an army of about 12000 trash collectors work around the clock betting the garbage emergency. A number of components or settlements have already been evacuated and torn down in the name or flood protection. The company often call was slated for demolition in 2015 the hearts were directly on the river and the inhabitants were supposed to be evicted and then they took matters into their own hands theyve torn down parts of their homes themselves removing sections on the water satch the result is a striving Peaceful Community and to residents who take pride in keeping the neighborhood trash free. And theres now a riverside walkway thats a comfortable distance from the water. The Community Also has the support of a team of architects who developed a sustainable model home for its made of stone and award rather than plastic and sheet metal 7 families live here. This is a small house like beach and house among them our Google Mohammed thistle wife and their 2 children is cooler than before and i have window this is important for me because in the past i dont have windows. Social responsibility Sustainable Water management the people often call have shown whats possible the community has become a model of clean and green living now the neighborhood enjoys state support. The hopes the or sora to use are starting to understand that when it comes to ensuring the citys survival the urban poor. Are part of the solution not the problem. A precarious future does not mean. It means an opportunity for course correction i hope todays episode has helped. 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