Today-July 12
To plug key knowledge gaps on the impact of climate change and sea-level rise on Singapore, a S$23.5 million research program was launched on Tuesday (July 12) by the National Environment Agency’s Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS). The Climate Impact Science Research (CISR) Program, which will last for five years, will focus on the following five key areas of research: the rising of sea levels; water resource and flood management; biodiversity and food security and human health and energy. Director of the department of climate research at CCRS, Dr Dale Barker, said that research uncovered by the between 15 and 20 projects funded by this program are intended to inform policymaking and infrastructure implementations. He added that the CISR program complements the previous National Sea Level program — a S$10 million research program launched in 2019 focusing on the impacts of sea level rise on Singapore and Southeast Asia — while branching out into other areas impacted by climate change. “The mosquito breeding cycle is related to the temperature. So as temperature rises (due to climate change), that’s going to affect the prevalence of dengue,” said Dr Barker. The CISR was launched during the third Sea Level Conference on Monday at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, where various speakers talked about the impact of rising sea levels in Singapore and globally. Read more at: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/s235m-research-programme-launched-look-long-term-impact-climate-change-spore-1941746
