S’pore to enhance resilience against climate change [News]
October 13, 2011 by Eugene Tay
Filed under News
By Saifulbahri Ismail, Channel NewsAsia, 12 Oct 2011.
The Ministry for the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) is taking steps to enhance Singapore’s resilience against the potential impact of climate change.
It’ll raise the minimum levels for land reclamation by at least one metre to create an adequate buffer against a potential rise in sea level.
This is one of several priorities spelt out in its addendum to the President’s Address released on Wednesday.
MEWR will also develop capabilities in climate science to improve its understanding of future localised climatic conditions.
It’ll form networks with relevant experts and institutions at the forefront of climate research. Read more
12 Ideas for the National Climate Change Strategy 2012
September 19, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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The National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) is currently preparing the National Climate Change Strategy 2012 (NCCS-2012) publication, and is seeking public feedback and ideas.
The NCCS-2012 will provide a framework and overall strategy for Singapore to tackle climate change, and will outline policies and measures to reduce emissions, cope with the impact of climate change and build our capabilities.
The public consultation by NCCS involves conducting an online consultation exercise, focus group sessions and community forums. You can give your feedback and ideas via the NCCS website from now till 14 Oct.
Here are our 12 ideas for the National Climate Change Strategy 2012, which was submitted to NCCS: Read more
Govt seeks views on climate change issues [News]
September 7, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia, 7 Sep 2011.
The government is embarking on a series of public consultations to get feedback on climate change related issues.
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who kicked off the process on Wednesday, said the results of the feedback will go towards developing the national climate change strategy 2012.
This document is targeted for release by the middle of next year and will elaborate on Singapore’s sustainable development strategy, and how the country intends to meet the target to reduce emissions by seven to 11 per cent, below the business-as-usual level in 2020. Read more
Teaching Climate Change through Role Play – The example of the CEMS-MIM climate change strategy course [Events]
August 16, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Date: Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Time: 5.15 p.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Speaker: Prof. Rolf Wuestenhagen, Good Energies Professor for Management of Renewable Energies; Director of the Institute for Economy and the Environment, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)
Synopsis: Climate change is increasingly recognized as a major global challenge. Therefore, an increasing number of universities and business schools are considering ways to include climate change in the curriculum. An innovative example of teaching climate change is the CEMS-MIM* climate strategy course and role play, which has been developed by the University of St. Gallen with support from the Swiss Federal Office of the Environment and taught three times with up to three CEMS partner universities. Read more
Urban Adaptation to Climate Change: Imperatives and Strategies [Events]
July 20, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Speaker: Prof. Matthias Ruth, Roy F. Weston Chair in Natural Economics, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
Date: Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Time: 12.15 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-5, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The rising threat from climate change is one of many factors to be considered in investment and policy making. In many instances, climate impacts magnify existing needs of businesses and local populations, and function as multipliers on their vulnerabilities. Nowhere are such impacts of climate change more noticeable, and faster growing, than in urban areas, given their density of people, infrastructures and economic activity. This presentation illustrates on the basis of several case studies the need for urban climate adaptation and identifies a set of local to global investment and policy strategies to reduce vulnerabilities.
For those interested in attending, please email to lkyspppl@nus.edu.sg
Source: LKYSPP
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