by Abriel | Mar 7, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
A “Caregivers’ Space” and a simplified application process for foreign domestic worker assistance schemes will be launched to increase support for caregivers of people with disabilities, announced the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on 7 March 2018....
by Abriel | Mar 6, 2018 | 2018, Responsible Consumption & Production
The use of one reusable bag over a year could replace the use of 125 single-use plastics bags or 52 single-use paper bags, a life-cycle assessment (LCA) study commissioned by the National Environment Agency (NEA) shows. An LCA study evaluates the environmental impact...
by Abriel | Mar 4, 2018 | 2018, Clean Water & Sanitation
More than 4,000 people from 30 organisations and educational institutions pledged on 3 March to do their part at home to save water and fight climate change in celebration of Singapore World Water Day (SWWD). The event is organised annually by national water agency...
by Abriel | Mar 4, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Mr Richard Kuppusamy, 41, was born with spina bifida which left him wheelchair bounded. Not letting his disabilities set his limits, he works as the regional digital integration manager of leading international property group Lendlease. Before he took up the job a...
by Abriel | Mar 3, 2018 | 2018, Climate Action
The latest is Malibu, Calif. Before that came Seattle; Davis and San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and Miami Beach and Fort Myers, Fla. They’re all cities that have banned or limited the use of plastic straws in restaurants. Straws, routinely placed in glasses of water or...
by Abriel | Mar 3, 2018 | 2018, Climate Action
The Arctic spring is arriving 16 days earlier than it did a decade ago, according to a new study which shows climate change is shifting the season earlier more dramatically the further north one go. The research, published on Friday in the journal Scientific Reports,...
