OPINION - Singapore’s two-front battle with water security and climate change

Singapore was one of 40 As we mark World Environment countries invited by US President Day today, it is timely to take stock Joe Biden to the virtual Leaders of the existential challenge posed Summit on Climate which he by climate change through the lens hosted in April this year because of of water and what Singapore is its innovative approaches to doing to overcome that. [...] The amount of rain that fell was significantly more than the 238mm underscore the urgency – and the mean sea level. [...] It means the land historical average for the entire month of January, and within the first percentile of maximum daily rainfall recorded for the past 39 years. [...] April and among the heaviest on The second aspect of the climate viewed through the lens of ready availability of recycled and Tiny Singapore’s efforts may not First, consider how extreme record. [...] Floods are for Sustainability and the to meet the demand for this vital Minister for Sustainability resilient to vagaries of the weather.