I just watched SIWW MD, Michael Toh’s interview about Singapore’s increased and consistent investment in next generation water technology as well as a quick preview on SIWW 2012. Michael talks about how Singapore embraces and welcomes new ideas and its ambition to “mimic nature” in how it treats and manages water. Our friend, Tom Freyberg, editor of Water and Wastewater International rather …
For my final day of reporting for the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), we move from the chilling cold of Suntec, to the blazing heat of the mid-day sun as I wandered aimlessly for a while around Jurong, trying to find my destination: Fuhua Primary School, which was hosting the Primary School water festival, with …
Photo contributed by Tng Wee Hong, Photographer for Youth@SIWW 50 lower secondary school students attended the Learning trail at Macritchie in conjunction of the http://www.siww.com.sg/water-showcases. One of the tasks that the students had to do was to piece together puzzle depicting the process of how potable water is obtained. Local catchment water is one of …
Dunman High School hosted this year’s Asian Water Symposium on 6 July 2011, with an audience of 350 students, ranging from the age of 13 to 19. The keynote speaker of the day was Mr Anders Berntell, executive director of Stockholm International Water Institute. Mr Eugene Heng from Waterways Watch Society gave an insightful talk …
Going green knows no boundaries By Nicolette Lin, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic This was the message that the Green Club students from Commonwealth Secondary School embodied when they hosted delegates from Australia, and a class of Year One students from Singapore Polytechnic, on Friday afternoon. The student-hosts, ranging …
By Gary Jonas Lim, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic If you haven’t been to the Sengkang Floating Wetland or the Lorong Halus Wetland, I think it is time you should. Besides your attempt to re-familiarize yourself with nature, try to find a little peace within yourself. At my visit …
By Victoria Chanel Lee Yie Hsinn, Diploma in Creative Writing for TV and New Media, Singapore Polytechnic With two new additions of reservoirs in Punggol and Serangoon, two-thirds of Singapore’s land area is now made up of reservoirs. This is part of the Public Utilities Board’s (PUB) plans to “turn the entire island into a …
In less than a week, about 400 Singaporeans have subscribed to a new service that PUB is offering, according to The Straits Times this morning. It’s a flood alert system to track water levels and is designed to send that information in an SMS directly to subscribers. They’re already posting the information on Twitter and …
The first-ever “SIWW Splash Mob” took place today at the Black & Veatch booth. A “Splash Mob” is like a “Flash Mob” but people are invited to eat chocolate, not dance – well, a couple of people who attended attempted to dance along with me but they were definitely more interested in the chocolate. Only …
“The future? A direct relationship with water bodies in the city,” said Dr Herbert Dreiseitl, a landscape architect who spoke at the 2nd Water Sensitive Urban Landscape Seminar at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. And based on what I saw at the event, which included the ABC Waters Certification presentation and launch …
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