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3. With the focus on improving our people's lives, the Government has built a clean and green Singapore, where
- ur people can lead healthy and fulfilling lives,with good
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VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW BY MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRNOMENT AND WATER RESOURCES OF SINGAPORE, MRMASAGOSZULKIFLI, AT THE HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 18 JULY 2018 15-minute presentation Format SLIDE!-COVER SLIDE 1. Mr
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6. For Singapore, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(2030 Agenda) is a framework to benchmark government
- policies. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are
integrated into the Government's long-term agenda. This was articulated by our President Halimah Yacob at the
- pening of our Parliament in May.
7. We had used the Voluntary National Review (VNR) process to increase public engagement and awareness of 2030 Agenda, and mobilised more than 30 ministries and agencies to
prepare our VNR. Let me now touch on Singapore's progress
in implementing the 6 SDGs in focus.
SLIDE 4- CLOSING THE WATER LOOP (FOUR NATIONAL TAPS)
8. The World Resources Institute ranks Singapore as the country
most at risk of water stress by 2040. To ensure water resilience and sustainability, we have developed a robust and diversified water supply system called our Four National Taps
- imported water, water from local catchments, desalinated
water and recycling of wastewater (NEWater).
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Over the years, we have enhanced our water sustainability by closing the water loop and collaborating with the private sector to develop and deploy new technologies.
SLIDE 5 - WASTEWATER SUPERHIGHWAY
9. Our national water recycling system collects and treats every drop of wastewater and transforms it into NEWater - Singapore's ultra-clean, high-grade reclaimed water. We have built a wastewater superhighway, the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, to collect and transport wastewater. The current tunnel, 48km long and linked to 60km of sewers, will be extended by 100km by 2025 to transport and turn more
wastewater into NEWater for industrial use and domestic consumption.
SLIDE 6- RE-USING WATER ENDLESSLY
10. By reusing water endlessly, NEWater cushions our water supply against dry weather, enhancing Singapore's water sustainability and resilience to shifting climatic patterns. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called it the
"elixir of life" when he visited Singapore in 2012.
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SLIDE 7-ABC WATERS
11. Besides providing clean drinking water, we want to bring Singaporeans close to water so they become stewards of water and our environment. Through the Active, Beautiful, and Clean (ABC Waters) programme, we are transforming Singapore's drains, canals and reservoirs into streams, rivers and lakes. This enriches our biodiversity and enhances our urban landscape with spaces for recreation and social
- bonding. This is our Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park project, which
used to be an old concrete canal. It is now a place where families gather and children play. We will implement 100
ABC Waters projects by 2030.
SLIDE 8 - REDUCING EMISSIONS ACROSS ALL SECTORS
12. As a member of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Singapore has been a strong advocate of ambitious action against climate change. We pledged at the Paris Conference
to reduce our emissions intensity by 36% from 2005 levels by
2030, and to stabilise our emissions with the aim of peaking
around the same time.
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We will be one of the first Asian nations to implement a national carbon tax across all sectors without any exemption
from 2019. This will Incentivise emissions reduction and
encourage companies to transit to a low-carbon future.
Under our Climate Action Plan, we will increase energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint across all
economic sectors.
SLIDE 9- INVESTING IN CLEAN ENERGY
13. Today, 95% of our electricity Is generated from natural gas, the cleanest form of fossil fuel. We are also aggressively
developing solar energy. Our goal is to Increase solar photovoltaic deployment to 350 megawatt-peak by 2020, and to 1 gigawatt-peak beyond 2020. We have installed solar panels on the rooftops of public housing blocks and launched
the world's largest floating solar PV test-bed. We are investing in breakthrough technologies, such as developing
solar panels for integration into the building facade.
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SLIDE 10 - THRIVING ECOSYSTEM AT SEMAKAU. AN ISLAND CREATED FROM ASH
14. As a resource-constrained nation, Singapore's vision is to close the waste loop, just as we have closed the water loop. By practising the 3Rs: Reduce, Re-use and Recycle, we aim to minimise waste and engage in urban mining by extracting
valuable resources from waste.
15. Semakau is Singapore's last landfill. The thriving flora and fauna, such as this mangrove swamp, shows the ecosystem has been well-protected. Marine life and migratory birds are also making this island their home. New Scientist magazine dubbed the landfill "Garbage of Eden".
SLIDE 11 - CLOSING THE WASTE LOOP (FOOD WASTE)
16. We are tackling food waste as a priority. We have installed food waste digesters in schools, hotels, shopping malls and food centres to treat food waste on-site, turning them into fertiliser and non-potable water. We are piloting district-
level food waste treatment, where food waste is collected
and co-digested with used water sludge to produce biogas.
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SLIDE 12 - CLOSING THE WASTE LOOP (E-WASTE)
17. Sustainable consumption and production require all stakeholders to participate. To develop a circular economy, Singapore will introduce the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework. Businesses will be responsible for their products at the end-of-life, ensuring their proper recycling and disposal. We will start by implementing the EPR framework for electronic waste and consider extending it to other waste streams, such as packaging.
SLIDE 13 - WASTE-ENERGY-WATER NEXUS: HARNESSING SYNERGIES
18. A first in the world, Tuas Nexus will be the hallmark of our
efforts to close the resource loops. It will undertake wastewater treatment and solid waste management, all on
- ne site to harness synergies from the waste-energy-water
- nexus. It will use the latest technology in combustion to
maximise energy recovery. More than 200,000 tonnes of
C02 emissions can be avoided annually, the equivalent of taking 41,000 cars off the road.
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SLIDE 14- INTEGRATED. INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING
19. To achieve a highly liveable, inclusive, and sustainable urban environment, integrated long-term planning is key. We are piloting enterprise districts, which bring together high-value industries with institutes of learning and a residential
- community. We have a 5-year Masterplan to integrate
persons with disabilities into the workforce and society. Punggol New Town is home to Singapore's first eco-precinct for green building technologies, and the Punggol Digital District is built purposefully for the cybersecurity and digital
media industries.
SLIDE 15 - WELL-LOVED HAWKER CENTRES
20. Hawker centres are an integral part of Singaporeans' daily lives and are found across the island. Besides serving affordable and delicious dishes, they are places where Singaporeans, regardless of race, religion and social background, connect through our shared love for food.
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SLIDE 16 & 17 - CONSERVING OUR BIODIVERSITY
21. Globally, Singapore ranks first in urban tree density. Green cover has increased to more than 40% since our Tree Planting Campaign started in 1963 and will expand as building developers are incentivised to integrate vertical greenery. Besides beautifying the city, these measures cool the urban microclimate and provide refuge for biodiversity. 22. We have conserved primary and secondary rainforest right in the heart of our city. The Singapore Botanic Gardens is the first and only tropical botanic garden on UNESCO's World
Heritage List. Scientists have made exciting discoveries -
finding new species or rediscovering species thought lost.
Today, Singapore has over 40,000 kinds of terrestrial and marine organisms, such as these otters which have starred in
a David Attenborough documentary about Singapore's
- wildlife. To evaluate and track the progress of our
conservation efforts, Singapore has developed the City Biodiversity Index. This self-assessment tool is shared with
- ther cities to help them measure their biodiversity
conservation efforts.
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SLIDE18 - PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
23. Sustainable development In Singapore is a Whole-of-Nation effort based on collaborative multi-stakeholder partnerships.
We declared 2018 as the Year of Climate Action to raise
awareness and encourage action across the nation. In 6 months, close to a quarter of million [To be updated on presentation day] Singaporeans, business corporations and
Civil Society Organisations have pledged to save energy and
water, practise recycling and fight climate change. On the podium with me today are representatives from the Singapore Environment Council and Sustainable Living Lab, which play critical roles in galvanising ground-up action. 24. Also present today is the youth winner of the video competition on creative ideas for sustainability which we
- rganised as part of our VNR. Youths are leaders and
champions of sustainable development.
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SLIDE 19 - INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
25. Partnerships are key to sustainablllty. For a decade, Singapore has been hosting the World Cities Summit,
Singapore International Water Week and Clean-Enviro Summit Singapore to share and co-create solutions for urban
- sustalnability. The most recent edition was held last week,
attracting about 20,000 attendees from over 100 nations. 26. Last week, as Chair of ASEAN, Singapore also convened the Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Climate Action (SAMCA) and an expanded meeting for ASEAN Ministers and
key partners to reaffirm our commitment to the Paris
Agreement and galvanise regional action to tackle climate change. 27. Singapore has been sharing our development experience
with fellow developing countries through the Singapore
Cooperation Programme and since 1992, we have trained
almost 120,000 officials. During the UN's Sustainable Development Summit In 2015, we launched a Sustainable
Development Programme to help countries build capacity to
achieve the 2030 Agenda.
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I announced at the SAMCA meeting in Singapore last week, a special Climate Action Package to develop capacity in the region in this key area. 28. We are also partnering other countries. The Tianjin Eco-city is a government-to-government project between Singapore and China, which transformed what was once a barren saline wasteland to a low-carbon and vibrant smart city.
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29. In conclusion, sustainable development means providing for
the needs of the present without compromising the interests
- f future generations. AChinese proverb says that "one