As the intensifying effects of climate change become increasingly felt, Singapore will not be spared from the impacts and cannot afford to be “mere passive bystanders”, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.
As per report by the portal Asia One, Fu, who is also Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, set out the key tenets of Singapore’s first national adaptation plan (NAP) to build a climate-ready nation at the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment’s (MSE) Committee of Supply debate on Tuesday (March 3).
Citing a 2024 World Economic Forum report, the minister warned that climate hazards are projected to cause economic loss of over a trillion dollars by 2050.
“Disruptions in food production and water supplies may become frequent occurrences,” Fu said, adding that economic instability and geopolitical contestations such as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, will mean that the planet will face the impacts of climate change “more severely, and sooner”.
“We must prioritise building a climate-ready Singapore now,” she urged.
Setting out her ministry’s approach to achieve this, the House was told that Singapore’s first NAP will be formulated together with businesses, citizens and civil society.
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