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Disaster Risk Reduction in Singapore Status Report 2020

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2021

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The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Status Report 2020 for Singapore highlights the country's progress and challenges in DRR efforts as outlined in the Sendai Framework. It provides insights into Singapore's response to COVID-19 and emphasizes the need for coherent disaster risk management strategies at national and local levels. The report calls for continuous collaboration among government institutions, stakeholders, and international agencies to strengthen DRM governance and improve overall resilience to disasters.

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Figure 1. Reduction in flood-prone areas vis-a-vis rate of urban development between 1989 and 2013 (Tortajada & Joshi, 2013).
Figure 1. Reduction in flood-prone areas vis-a-vis rate of urban development between 1989 and 2013 (Tortajada & Joshi, 2013).
1.3 Social Impacts of Disasters
1.3 Social Impacts of Disasters
Figure 3. Areas exposed to flooding (highlighted in blue) in Singapore (PUB, 2019) In this context, the exacerbating effect of climate change to many hydrometeorologica hazards and diseases must be acknowledged. According to the Centre for Climate Research Singapore, the daily mean temperature could increase up to 4.6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, and the country could experience significantly worse and more frequen rainfall events by rising sea levels and rising temperatures may contribute to decreasing water supplies, biodiversity an low vulnerabili may still increase due to increasing physical exposure, and because of various demographic sensitives ass economic stra National Climate Change Secre d greenery (National Climate C y to flood following exemplary ariat, 2019). Flooding could also be worsened hange Secretariat, 2019). Despite the curren drainage management, future vulnerabilities ociated with population growt ification of the populace. h (Chow, et al., 2016) alongside social and
Figure 3. Areas exposed to flooding (highlighted in blue) in Singapore (PUB, 2019) In this context, the exacerbating effect of climate change to many hydrometeorologica hazards and diseases must be acknowledged. According to the Centre for Climate Research Singapore, the daily mean temperature could increase up to 4.6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, and the country could experience significantly worse and more frequen rainfall events by rising sea levels and rising temperatures may contribute to decreasing water supplies, biodiversity an low vulnerabili may still increase due to increasing physical exposure, and because of various demographic sensitives ass economic stra National Climate Change Secre d greenery (National Climate C y to flood following exemplary ariat, 2019). Flooding could also be worsened hange Secretariat, 2019). Despite the curren drainage management, future vulnerabilities ociated with population growt ification of the populace. h (Chow, et al., 2016) alongside social and
Figure 5. Dengue cases and temperature in Singapore between 1989-2006 (WHO, 2007).
Figure 5. Dengue cases and temperature in Singapore between 1989-2006 (WHO, 2007).
Table 1. Singapore's legislative plans and policies relating to disaster risk management and risk reduction Priority 3. Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience In terms of funding disaster risk reduction initiatives or climate change adaptation, limited secondary data is available for the purposes of this report. No detailed studies, research or other material about the exact functioning of financing disaster governance in Singapore exist online, thus rendering this assessment incomplete. However, it is clear that funding to ministries is fixed to a percent of the GDP falling and rising depending on the country’s revenues. Ministries do plan on a multi-year basis, but they must recognize the potential fluctuation of their budgets depending on the wider market conditions (Ministry of Finance, 2019). Yet, the governments analysis of revenue and expenditure for the financial year of 2019 provides no details about investing to DRR, CCA, risks mitigation, sustainable development nor to low-carbon development (Government of Singapore, 2019).
Table 1. Singapore's legislative plans and policies relating to disaster risk management and risk reduction Priority 3. Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience In terms of funding disaster risk reduction initiatives or climate change adaptation, limited secondary data is available for the purposes of this report. No detailed studies, research or other material about the exact functioning of financing disaster governance in Singapore exist online, thus rendering this assessment incomplete. However, it is clear that funding to ministries is fixed to a percent of the GDP falling and rising depending on the country’s revenues. Ministries do plan on a multi-year basis, but they must recognize the potential fluctuation of their budgets depending on the wider market conditions (Ministry of Finance, 2019). Yet, the governments analysis of revenue and expenditure for the financial year of 2019 provides no details about investing to DRR, CCA, risks mitigation, sustainable development nor to low-carbon development (Government of Singapore, 2019).
Table 2. Some of the synergies between international agreements and different policies, plans and programmes in Singapore
Table 2. Some of the synergies between international agreements and different policies, plans and programmes in Singapore

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