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Singapore: First-of-its-kind climate change study to form national framework for coastal protection measures

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SINGAPORE - Due to its position on the Equator, the Republic may be spared tropical cyclones that last year wreaked havoc in the northern hemisphere. However, the island-state is vulnerable to another effect of climate change: rising sea levels, which cause coastal floods and erosion.

Singapore is taking steps to strengthen the country's resilience against this.

An ongoing, first-of-its-kind study commissioned by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) will form the national framework for coastal protection measures.

The authority did not provide details on what measures are being looked at under the study, but Singapore has already adopted various strategies to cope with coastal erosion and flooding as sea levels rise.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Singapore

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