Singapore

Two Singapore universities top the world in water research while a set of geographically widespread players are specialized in key subsets of the water space as water efficiency attains global priority.

New mandatory energy management requirements for large energy users in Singapore will come into effect Monday, April 29, the city-state’s National Environment Agency announced this week.

Singapore and Hong Kong are traditional rivals but they also share many similarities. Both are former British colonies, have limited natural resources and are economic powerhouses. Both are also dependent on others for water resources. Singapore sources about 40 percent of its water from Malaysia, while Hong Kong purchases 70-80 percent of its raw water from Guangdong. Despite this similarity, the attitudes of Singapore and Hong Kong towards water security are drastically different.  Singapore is highly pro-active in reducing its water dependency and securing its supply, while Hong Kong appears unbothered that its water security depends on an increasingly threatened source.

Singapore will enforce Euro V emission standards from January 1, 2014 on new diesel vehicles, according to Vivian Balakrishnan, the environment and water resources minister.

Read Full Story The EU and Singapore have negotiated a draft free trade agreement (FTA) that, for the first time, includes language aimed at promoting “green growth” which is part of the Union’s “2020 strategy” for boosting the economy and reducing unemployment.