Climate Change
1. Impacts of climate change
a) rising sea level
b) increased daily mean temperatures and changing weather patterns
2. Challenges due to climate change
a) floods, urban heat island effect, vector-borne diseases
b) threats to biodiversity, food and water insecurities
3. Opportunities created to adapt to climate change
a) land reclamation, coastal management, increasing health resilience
b) high technology farming and development of water technologies
Challenges which Singapore face with climate change.
4.55 Water Resilience
16.30 Energy Resilience
30.00 Food Resilience
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/resilience-quest/resources-critical-4202141
How prepared are you for extreme weather in Singapore?
https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Resources/Publications/Skyline/Skyline-Issue10/Beat-the-heathttps://climate.nasa.gov/faq/44/can-you-explain-the-urban-heat-island-effect/
How does climate change affects Singapore? https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/how-vulnerable-is-spore-to-climate-change
Check out this interactive on the impact of sea level rise on Singapore.
Why does climate change matter to Singaporeans?
. Innovation in land reclamation
. Innovation in coastal management
Innovation in health resilience
How can we manage the spread of Dengue Fever?
Since 2016, NEA has been conducting phased field studies to evaluate the use of male Wolbachia-Aedes mosquitoes to suppress the urban Aedes aegypti mosquito – the primary vector of dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses in Singapore.
How does COVID-19 contribute to higher number of Dengue cases?
Dengue cases remain high in Singapore as high as 2700 reported in 2021.
The NEA expects an increasing number of dengue cases due to the accelerated breeding cycle and maturation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito vectors - meaning it takes less time for the mosquito to become a biting adult in warmer months - as well as the shorter incubation period of the dengue virus, which is the time needed for the mosquito to pick up the disease and pass it on. This period is around 8 to 12 days when the temperature is 25 to 28 deg C.
Since the Covid-19 phase two (heightened alert) measures kicked in on May 16, the NEA said that more people staying in and working from home could mean more " biting opportunities" for the day-biting Aedes aegypti mosquito, and potentially higher risk of dengue transmission.
Watch the video below on how the spread of dengue fever is managed in Singapore, especially in 2020 when reported case was high.
