SINGAPORE: PUB will begin a study on protecting the City-East Coast coastline from rising sea levels caused by climate change, the national water agency said on Tuesday .
"When PUB was appointed national coastal protection agency in April 2020, this study was earmarked as a significant milestone in our mission to prepare Singapore for the impacts of sea-level rise," said Ms Hazel Khoo, who is the director of PUB’s coastal protection department. Studies to protect Jurong Island and the North-West coast – comprising Sungei Kadut and Lim Chu Kang – are next in line. The Jurong Island study will begin later this year and the Lim Chu Kang study will start in 2022.Last year, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the setting up of a Coastal and Flood Protection Fund, with an initial injection of S$5 billion, to deal with the risk of rising sea levels.
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.