Singapore exerts effort to cope with sea level rise
Singapore will spend 400 million SDG (294 million USD) on upgrading and maintaining its drains in the next two years as part of its efforts to cope with sea level rise.
Stamford Detention Tank was constructed as part of the 1.8 billion SGD effort to improve Singapore's drainage system and boost its flood resilience. (Source:straitstimes.com0
Singapore (VNA) - Singapore will spend400 million SDG (294 million USD) on upgrading and maintaining its drains inthe next two years as part of its efforts to cope with sea level rise.
The country will also pump 10 million SGD (7 million USD) into a programme studying sea level rise within five years to develop more robust sea level riseprojections.
These efforts aim to prevent the risk that the island nation could be submergedby sea water.
Since 2011, Singapore has spent around 1.8billion SGD (1.3 billion USD) on upgrading the drainage system.
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Stamford Detention Tank was constructed as part of the 1.8 billion SGD effort to improve Singapore's drainage system and boost its flood resilience. (Source:straitstimes.com0
