Singapore to study impact of rising sea levels on eight offshore islands

Singapore will be studying the impact of rising sea levels on eight offshore islands, including Pulau Tekong, Pulau Bukom and Sisters' Islands. National water agency PUB launched its tender for a risk assessment study today. Work will start by next year and is expected to take two years to complete. By 2100, climate studies project that mean sea levels around Singapore could rise by over a metre due to global warming. Rachel Teng reports.