New reclamation projects in Singapore have been built at least 125cm above the highest recorded tide level. The sea level is projected to rise by a maximum of a little more than 50cm over the next 100 years.
Straits Times 16 Sep 08;
THE preliminary findings of a government study on climate change show Singapore in a good position to deal with the threat of rising sea levels.
According to the study commissioned last year, the level of the seas around Singapore is projected to rise by not much more than 50cm, at most, over the next 100 years.
Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim told Parliament yesterday that existing measures are enough to deal with the threat of rising sea levels.
All new reclamation projects since 1991 have been built at least 125cm above the highest recorded tide level, he said.
In addition, Singapore's flood-prone areas will be reduced from 98ha today to less than 48ha by 2011, through the widening and deepening of drains and canals.
