Thesis Statement
Climate change is unequivocal around the whole world; this observed increase in the average global temperatures has undoubtedly had negative impacts on the urban slum dwellers residing around Jakarta. These communities do not have access to clean water because of the overflowing riverbanks that cause waterborne diseases.
Q.1 who is the author or authors?
The author of the case study on Jakarta is the World Bank. The global financial institution is fulfilling its mandate of eradicating poverty in third world countries by trying to research key areas of improvement and implement projects in conjunction with the government to help the people.
Q. 2 who is the Intended audience?
The intended audience of the case study is the government of Indonesia. The World Bank is attempting to capture the attention of the Indonesian government on living standards of the poor within Jakarta.
Q. 3 Is the information relevant to the subject of the case study?
The information is relevant to the case study in that it talks of how the urban poor are the most hit by climate change. It also demonstrates to the government ways of adapting to climate changes through the existing policies and planning priorities without difficulties so as to enhance the lives of its citizens (Sue, 2007).
Q.4 How credible is this source?
The author has used data from the International Labor Organization on people living below poverty level in Jakarta. In addition, he has also used online sources on data collected by the World Bank, and the Jakarta globe. The sources of information are credible because the organizations that collected the data are reputable worldwide.
Q. 5 what evidence does the author use?
The report incorporates the use of statistical data such as the GDP of total households to demonstrate the impact of disaster risk on the poor urban dwellers in Indonesia. In addition, the case study has included pictures that show the plight of these citizens.
Q. 6 Is the information reliable?
The information has been collected and presented in a professional way. Therefore, it is useful for policy makers in tackling the plight of the urban poor Indonesians.
Q. 7 what biases are evident in this example?
The study has only focused towards the challenges faced by the urban poor within Jakarta due to climate change, leaving out the effect on the rural poor (Jakarta Case Study, 2010).
Conclusion
The Jakarta case study report provides comprehensive data to help the government of Indonesia streamline its existing policies to help the poor urban dwellers. If implemented wisely and funded adequately by the World Bank, the standard of living of Indonesians in will improve significantly.
References
Sue, G. (2007).Urbanization and global environmental change: local effects of urban warming. London: Environmental Monitoring and Modeling Group.
World Bank, (2010). Climate Change, Disaster Risk and the Urban Poor: Cities Building Resilience for a Changing Word. Jakarta Case Study.
