Pulau Pari, Indonesia — As the sun rises over what remains of the eastern shore, local fisherman Hadi no longer prepares his nets. The catch is gone, and soon, so might be the land beneath his feet.
This tiny island, part of Jakarta’s Thousand Islands chain, is drowning — not metaphorically, but literally. In the last 20 years, over 11% of its landmass has been swallowed by the sea, and now even graveyards are vanishing beneath the tides.
While global leaders argue over carbon credits and net-zero goals, Pulau Pari’s 1,500 residents face immediate climate displacement. “We didn’t cause the warming, but we are paying the price,” Hadi says, pointing at the knee-deep water flooding the village every new moon.
Climate lawsuits have been filed. The government blames natural erosion. But residents say the cause is clear: rising sea levels, illegal sand mining, and tourism-driven exploitation.
Pulau Pari may be small, but its story echoes around the globe — from the Maldives to the Marshall Islands.
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