At the Festival of Ideas 2024, experts discussed innovative water management strategies for sustainable urban development and climate resilience, emphasising cross-sector collaboration and community engagement.

Water demand is growing while supply uncertainties abound. Despite progress over the years, meeting our water needs remains a significant challenge.

Tackling rising sea level in Singapore and Southeast Asia. The rising sea level due to climate change is beginning to affect millions especially in cities across Southeast Asia. Yet governments are not directly tackling the impending risks ahead. Some delay has also been noticed in implementing adaptation solutions due to economic trade-offs or prioritisation of other issues while many countries are still reeling from the impact of a global pandemic in the past two years.

China’s Xin’an River is a source of drinking water for millions of people as well as a source of tension between Anhui and Zhejiang Provinces.