AIMS (Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea)
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
Energy is recognized by the Government of Singapore as a priority, and its has set up the Energy Efficiency Programme Office (E2PO) to pursue energy efficiency policies. The National Energy Policy Report (NEPR), published in 2007, articulates Singapore’s energy policy framework.
Singapore is considered a developing country by the UNFCCC, and therefore is granted special consideration in recognition of the difficulties of switching to alternative energy sources. Due to its lack of land...
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
An Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development (IMCSD) was established in 2008 to set out Singapore’s sustainable development strategy, and came up with the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint (SSB) that outlines sustainable development for the next 20 years.
Singapore comprises the main island of Singapore and some 63 smaller offshore islets. It is located in the midst of one of the world’s busiest sea and air transit point. Singapore has a tropical rainforest climate with...
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
The Ministry of Environment and Water Resources directs domestic water policy.
Singapore experiences ample year-round rainfall, but is water-scarce due to insufficient land to collect and store water. This inability to collect and store water is exacerbated by a lack of groundwater reserves. Singapore has four sources of water: imported water from Malaysia under the 1961 and 1962 Water Agreements, water collected from local catchments that is harvested from storm water, high-grade purified...
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
Singapore became a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1994 and the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1995. Singapore submitted its 4th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2010. Singapore’s Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) supervises the development of aquaculture, including coastal and open-water aquaculture.
Due to the lack of land resources, Singapore’s biggest natural resource is fish. Despite this, industry and...
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
Waste management in Singapore is overseen by the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Sustainable Development.
Singapore has a well-developed sewage system that adequately provides for all household, industry and commercial developments. All used water (waste water) is collected and treated at water reclamation sites. All solid wastes in Singapore are collected and disposed of by incineration or recycling by one of four plants. Singapore recycles 56% and incinerates 41% of all waste, which avoids...
