Essay Writing Competition - 3rd Prize

Name: Nur Munirah Bte Mohamad Ismail
Company: Singapore Epson Industrial Pte Ltd

MAKE SINGAPORE A GREEN City!

This globally recognized phenomenon called climate change has touched many and will continue to affect everyone, especially small and urban Singapore.

As a basic and simple example, I think Singaporeans will feel the most obvious effect of climate change in the rising temperature and suffocating heat. The infrastructural face of Singapore will change by having more shaded areas and even more buildings with powerful air-conditioning networks. This results in higher levels of carbon dioxide emission, trapping Singaporeans in a vicious cycle, thoughtlessly worsening the environmental condition.

In order to circumvent the flooding problem caused by higher sea levels during unpredictable monsoon seasons, Singapore’s civil engineers will be the highest paid professionals in Singapore, creating complex drainage designs given Singapore’s land scarcity issues.

The sentiments of civic duty will then propel Singaporeans to try their best to minimize their harmful effects on the environment. Together with the National Environment Agency, the government, corporate and social organizations, schools and other bodies will work on successful campaigns to make environmental awareness a key factor in personal education.

Though Singapore will continue to suffer from the adverse effects of climate change, a coping method will be Singaporeans’ huge capacity to learn and adapt, making Singapore a truly GREEN city.