This photo by from January 2018 shows Abdul Muid and his wife Muniah in their home in Demak, Central Java, Indonesia. At the time of this photo by Aji Styawan, the family had been living in this home, with the floods, for 10 years, without money to move away from the sea.

The photographer, Aji Styawan, made this photo as part of the series ‘Drowning Land’ to show how residents in the area were surviving through life threatening floods.

Follow this thread for more stories on Drowning Homes and Drowning Roads from Indonesia: https://www.pixstory.com/story/drowning-homes-how-is-climate-change-impacting-demak-indonesia/45285

The island of Java has lost 78 percent of its mangroves, which were a natural barrier protecting the low-lying coastline from storms and erosion, according to Wetlands International.

“In Demak, this loss is compounded by rising sea levels and sinking land – the result of groundwater abstraction in a nearby city,” Global Center on Adaptation reports.

However, there seems to be limited information available on how climate change is impacting individuals in Demak.

“Indonesia is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, including extreme events such as floods and droughts, and long-term changes from sea level rise, shifts in rainfall patterns and increasing temperature,” World Bank Group reports.

Read about “How nature is helping Indonesia adapt to an eroding coastline”: https://gca.org/how-nature-is-helping-indonesia-adapt-to-an-eroding-coastline/