Singapore launches S$125mil coastal research programme

With climate change, sea levels around Singapore are projected to rise by up to 1m by 2100. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A $125 million research programme dedicated to strengthening Singapore’s coastal protection and flood management capabilities will be launched, said Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon on Thursday (March 2).

National water agency PUB said that the programme can help to support its nationwide site-specific coastal protection studies, and its coastal and inland flood model, which have been launched to better determine the impact of climate change on Singapore’s coastal areas.