On Jakarta’s vanishing shoreline, climate change seen abetting child marriages

JAKARTA — Every morning, sisters Janah and Jaroh rise early on the diminishing coastline of Indonesia’s capital city and pray for calm weather and good fortune. At around 9 a.m., the pair wait on the shoreline with other women and girls as the fishing boats return to Jakarta’s northern Kalibaru neighborhood. Kalibaru’s waterfront lies just … Continue reading On Jakarta’s vanishing shoreline, climate change seen abetting child marriages