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The uphill battle for Singapore’s water security is set to continue

With climate change, maintaining and building on the resilience of our water systems will form the next chapter of Singapore’s water story.

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Climate change is an existential threat to Singapore’s water supplies and to our water environment.

Climate change is an existential threat to Singapore’s water supplies and to our water environment.

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Shane Snyder

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As I leafed through the

Forward Singapore (Forward SG) report

and its messages on water resilience, I had a flashback to March 2008, when I received a letter that would forever change my life.

The letter was from Mr Khoo Teng Chye, chief executive of national water agency PUB, inviting me to attend the Water Leaders Summit during the first ever Singapore International Water Week (SIWW).

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