Singapore
Climate change impacts
It takes only 181 days for the average Canadian to produce as much greenhouse gases as the average Singaporean will produce over the course of the entire year. Therefore, June 30th (181 days into the year) is "Climate Change Impacts in Singapore Day."
Singapore’s National Climate Change Strategy explains that “As a relatively low-lying, densely populated island in the tropics, Singapore is affected by climate change.” With “a population of about 4.7 million within its 193km coastline”, and a large portion of the island being less than 15m above sea level, Singapore is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise.
Given the country’s circumstances, “the potential impacts of climate change on Singapore include: increased flooding, coastal land loss, water resource scarcity, public health impact from resurgence of diseases, heat stress, increased energy demand, and impacts on biodiversity.” While these impacts cannot entirely be blamed on climate change, they will certainly be aggravated by climate change.
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