Singapore is at the forefront of nearly all countries that have formulated a long-term plan for managing climate change and is steadfastly ...
Singapore is at the forefront of nearly all countries that have formulated a long-term plan for managing climate change and is steadfastly implementing that plan.
The small island state of 60 lakh people was among the 40 nations invited by US President Joe Biden to attend his leaders’ summit on tackling climate change last April.
Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. It faces the twin challenges of ensuring sustainable water supply during droughts as well as effective drainage during intense rain seasons amid climate change.
Much of Singapore is also as flat as a pancake and stands no more than 5 metres above the mean sea level. This puts the country at risk from rising sea level due to climate change.
But thanks to its water system management, Singapore has been a success story as a resilient and adaptable city.
Water-resilient Singapore
The country has to be prepared for when rights to draw water from Malaysia end in 2061. Singapore draws up to 50% of its water supply from the neighbouring country.
For over two decades, Singapore’s National Water Agency, PUB, has successfully added large-scale nationwide rainwater harvesting, used water collection, treatment and reuse and seawater desalination to its portfolio of conventional water sources, so the nation-state can achieve long-term water sustainability.
The agency has been collecting and treating all...
