For decades, the main goal of Singapore in terms of water resources has been to become water-secure. As a result, water availability, accessibility, and affordability have traditionally been decided at the highest political level. Singapore's overall development is linked to a great extent to '...
Water security isn’t a new concern for Singapore. The city-state’s tiny land mass and lack of natural lakes or aquifers have made water a priority ever since it gained independence in the 1960s. “Though we are located near the equator and blessed with abundant rainfall, we are a sev...
is enhancing water security in Asia. As the lead organizer of the meeting, the Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research of the Ministry of Water Resources of China, a leading global institute for water-related research, has taken a timely step toward securing water...
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Water has, is and will always be a national preoccupation for Singapore. Managing scarcity and safeguarding water security loom large in the minds of Singapore's leaders and the calculations of Singaporean administrators.doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6695-5_10Ng, Peter Joo Hee...
In this paper, we investigate two solutions to urban water security challenges: plumbing and nudging. Using anonymized monthly billing data from 1.5 million accounts in Singapore over ten years, our staggered difference-in-differences estimates show that a nationwide Home Improvement Programme that impro...
In particular, the development of a thick narrative, associating the issue of water reuse to water security and environmental constraints, making it imperative to recycle water, has contributed largely to the NEWater success story [6]. Singapore has adopted a highly centralized approach to water ...
Therefore, this operational procedure has become a critical component toward ensuring consistent water quality, security, and reliability. As an important aspect of physical cleaning, backwashing is conducted with a reversed flow pushed from the permeate side to the feed side of a membrane using a ...
proven success in Singapore, we aim to position Abu Dhabi and the UAE at the forefront of innovation in water technology. Our approach aligns with Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030, and we're dedicated to enhancing water and energy security in the region through our state-of-the-art ...
PeterDebaere,AndrewKapral, inWater Security, 2021 2Governments’ role in fighting water scarcity To understand the dominant role of the public sector and how to position the private sector, we first consider the economic characteristics of water, the cost structure of water infrastructure, and three...