Jakarta, Sept. 4 -- Indonesia plans to invite international investors to join its Giant Sea Wall project along the northern coast of Java, part of a national strategy to combat coastal flooding and climate change, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Thursday.

The mega project, included in the National Strategic Programme (PSN), aims to protect vulnerable coastal communities from rising sea levels.

"The Giant Sea Wall is a signature initiative of the President, designed to shield coastal populations from the impacts of climate change," Hartarto said after a meeting with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).

The government will pursue a public-private partnership (PPP) model for the me...