For subscribers
Singapore's first polder is a groundbreaking land reclamation project in Pulau Tekong
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
The reclaimed polder land will add 810ha - the size of two Toa Payoh towns - to Singapore's overall land mass on Pulau Tekong.
PHOTO: HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Follow topic:
SINGAPORE - A warming planet, rising sea levels and extreme weather are existential threats causing islands to slowly but surely disappear into the sea.
For a tiny island such as Singapore, these threats have to be addressed in the here and now. How Singapore fends off the tides of climate change will also be closely watched by other coastal metropolises such as Bangkok, Mumbai and New York.
