{"id":1041,"date":"2019-08-30T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2020-06-12T15:54:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:54:37","slug":"urban-redevelopments-in-ndr-2019-coasts-and-costs-of-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/index.php\/urban-redevelopments-in-ndr-2019-coasts-and-costs-of-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban (re)developments in NDR 2019 &#8211; Coasts and Costs of Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1041\" class=\"elementor elementor-1041\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd78152 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd78152\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c404afa\" data-id=\"c404afa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7fcbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf7fcbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Urban (re)developments in NDR 2019 - Coasts and Costs of Climate Change<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd88c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecd88c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by Sammie Ng and Zhang Chenxin<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57efe26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57efe26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dca372\" data-id=\"8dca372\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d29e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d29e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><p><span>The announcements made during the National Day Rally should concern us all &#8211; as they inform us of the future we are building towards, literally and figuratively. Accommodate rounds up the major urban redevelopment projects announced during the rally, and share what we think they mean when read as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9ac56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b9ac56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>1. More Kindergartens<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87434ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87434ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.sg\/moe-is-opening-8-new-kindergartens-across-singapore-all-located-inside-primary-schools\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Reading-Programme-Kindergarten-1-The-Straits-Times-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Reading-Programme-Kindergarten-1-The-Straits-Times-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Reading-Programme-Kindergarten-1-The-Straits-Times-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Reading-Programme-Kindergarten-1-The-Straits-Times-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Reading-Programme-Kindergarten-1-The-Straits-Times.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Business Insider<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4daeba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4daeba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><span>Re-emphasising the importance of early education, there are plans to double the number of MOE Kindergartens from 24 to 48 in the next few years, and existing preschools at HDB void decks will be upgraded as well. Along with other childcare-related announcements, it seems Singapore really wants us to have more children &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20190920-the-couples-reconsidering-kids-because-of-climate-change\"><span>even as it was reported that climate change has made some young couples have second thoughts on having children<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c9a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c9a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2. Great Southern Waterfront <br \/><\/span> <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d86ee5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d86ee5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c2af7c\" data-id=\"3c2af7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1947627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1947627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/news\/singapore\/ndr-2019-greater-southern-waterfront-pulau-brani-sentosa-keppel-11819376\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ndr2019-greater-southern-waterfront-map-1024x544.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ndr2019-greater-southern-waterfront-map-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ndr2019-greater-southern-waterfront-map-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ndr2019-greater-southern-waterfront-map-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ndr2019-greater-southern-waterfront-map-1536x816.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ndr2019-greater-southern-waterfront-map.jpg 1866w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Channel News Asia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac53441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac53441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Beyond protecting Singapore\u2019s coastlines from the effects of climate change, there are long-term plans to remake and take full advantage of them with the Greater Southern Waterfront (GSW). The GSW comprises 30km of our southern coastline, from the Gardens by the Bay East, all the way to Pasir Panjang. There are planned developments\u00a0 keeping with the theme of <\/span><b>\u201cLive, Work and Play\u201d, which <\/b><span>include HDB flats, private housing, office buildings and attractions similar to Downtown East in the GSW. Fun fact: the GSW comprises 2,000 hectares of land, which makes it 6 times the size of Marina Bay!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04f958e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04f958e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6784c62\" data-id=\"6784c62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5048cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5048cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>3. Saying good bye to our city terminals, Keppel golf course and old power stations<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7093687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7093687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Where will the land for GSW come from? The GSW is made possible by the relocation of the PSA city terminals currently to the planned <b>Tuas Megaport<\/b>, while the <b>Keppel golf course<\/b> will also go when it expires by 2021. Finally, the old power stations will also be redeveloped. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c28177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c28177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>4. Linking up the coast<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ea35c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ea35c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9540ae\" data-id=\"e9540ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62a15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62a15f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>The GSW will not be isolated from the rest of the island, with plans to link it up with surrounding green areas. There will be a connection all the way from West Coast Park to East Coast Park. Islands will also be joining in on the fun &#8211;\u00a0 Sentosa will see a connection to the rail corridor and the GSW, while it also gets spruced up with more nature and heritage trails.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40ff9f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40ff9f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f9cda5\" data-id=\"8f9cda5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db527ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db527ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>5. Sea level rise &#8211; Elevated construction<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d508f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d508f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/two-men-rescued-sea-east-coast-park\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20160808-st-eastcoast-768x544.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1045\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20160808-st-eastcoast-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20160808-st-eastcoast-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20160808-st-eastcoast-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20160808-st-eastcoast.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: AsiaOne<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17efe42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17efe42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e722815\" data-id=\"e722815\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85e3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85e3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>One thing that\u2019s for certain is the impending sea level rise, one of the major consequences of climate change for Singapore, a low-lying island. To prevent flooding, MRT Stations will have elevated entrances and new developments will be built at least four mean meters above sea level instead of three. The irony should not be lost &#8211; critical infrastructure like Changi Airport Terminal 5 and the Tuas Port &#8211; which contribute the most to Singapore\u2019s carbon emissions will be the ones we are protecting the most, as they will be built to even higher requirements, built five meters above sea level. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d98b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d98b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>6. Keeping out the sea<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58c5d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d58c5d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Just raising our buildings isn\u2019t enough. Large sections of low-lying land need to be protected with coastal defenses such as sea walls, with more vulnerable areas such as the City-East Coast and Jurong Island having top priority (again, the latter is where most of our carbon emissions are housed). As for removing excess water, another pump like Marina Barrage\u2019s Pump House will be built at the opposite end of the barrage to pump water back into the sea. How high will we go, and how high <\/span><i><span>can <\/span><\/i><span>we go?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0843531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0843531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>7. Polders &#8211; A new experiment<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc3f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bc3f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchwatersector.com\/news\/dutch-polders-are-coming-to-singapore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-1019562222-768x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1046\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-1019562222-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-1019562222-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-1019562222-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-1019562222-1536x640.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/iStock-1019562222.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Dutch Water Sector<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f561dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f561dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Other low lying countries like the Netherlands have been coming up with their own ideas to tackle sea level rise, so why not take some inspiration from them? Polders, land beneath sea level protected by a seawall created by pumping water out, are being considered to protect the east coast. Aside from protecting the land behind them from flooding as well, we may even get more land, consistent with our tradition of incessant reclamation.<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><span>Of course, just because it works for them doesn\u2019t mean it will work for us. To test the feasibility of polders in Singapore, a small trial polder will be set up at Pulau Tekong and will be used for SAF training in the meantime.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd7dfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd7dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>8. Know thy Enemy &#8211; Climate Change<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8105f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d8105f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/environment\/research-progress-to-lead-to-improvement-in-tropical-forecasts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/st_20190608_aitalk_48933902-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/st_20190608_aitalk_48933902-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/st_20190608_aitalk_48933902-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/st_20190608_aitalk_48933902-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/accommodatesg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/st_20190608_aitalk_48933902.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: the Straits Times<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93cefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c93cefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Other than ramping up adaptation infrastructure in time, Singapore is also investing in longer term research. The Centre for Climate Research Singapore has been set up to study the effects of climate change on Singapore and South-East Asia in more detail together with our neighbours so that there may hopefully be a better chance of protecting Singapore from the uncertain effects of climate change. This is definitely a good start, but we should probably be increasing research in climate change <\/span><i><span>mitigation<\/span><\/i><span> as well, ie. in technologies that can reduce carbon emissions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c763e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c763e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dd3ca6\" data-id=\"4dd3ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b21883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b21883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392ded4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"392ded4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>This year marks the first time climate change has been given specific and due recognition for its role in influencing how we adjust policies and development, but Singapore seems to be ahead of ourselves &#8211; skipping over mitigation to prioritize adaptation, by going all out to hopefully keep the waters out. Maybe that is also because Singapore is placing heavy bets on its latest modernization project, the <\/span><b>Great Southern Waterfront<\/b><span>, which also happens to be along our coastline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><p><span>When all these projects are understood together and within the context of climate change &#8211; it doesn\u2019t seem like Singapore is treating climate change like an existential crisis. Business will be as usual, just with sea walls built higher. If the idea of development is for future generations to benefit, we seem intent to have more babies only for them to grow up in a nightmarish world.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edad02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edad02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban (re)developments in NDR 2019 &#8211; Coasts and Costs of Climate Change Written by Sammie Ng and Zhang Chenxin The announcements made during the National Day Rally should concern us all &#8211; as they inform us of the future we are building towards, literally and figuratively. 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