Thailand may have to consider relocating its capital Bangkok because of rising sea levels, a senior official in the country’s climate change office said.
Projections consistently show that low-lying Bangkok risks being inundated by the ocean before the end of the century.
While a move is still a long way from being adopted as policy, it would not be unprecedented in the region.
Indonesia will inaugurate this year its new capital Nusantara, which will replace sinking and polluted Jakarta as the country’s political centre.
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