Rising food price

Friday, November 29, 2019 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

Watch the video below which started with a very old clip on how farming was important for Singapore. Now we are very much dependent on imports .Though we target to achieve 30% in producing our own local produce by 2030, we are still very much dependent on imports.

What cause the increase in food prices?
Is it physical like pests or economical?
How can we ensure food security in Singapore?


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New Fish farm in Singapore

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

Increasing food security with technology in land scarce Singapore.

A high-tech fish farm, Eco-Ark, is capable of producing up to 20 times the "minimum production level" of coastal farms is newly opened in Singapore.

 It can produce up to 166 metric tonnes of fish like barramundi, red snapper and grouper per year with just 1,400 sq m of sea-space (14% of current coastal farms sea space) and the work of two workers.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-offshore-fish-farm-to-yield-up-to-20-times-more-fish-than-12107288
Watch the video below on aquaponics. Another new technology which helps to increase food production in Singapore.

The aquaponics farm, just like the fish farm, is to help Singapore attain its '30 by 30' vision, a target set by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for Singapore to produce 30 per cent of its own nutritional needs by 2030.
 


Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/aquaponics-rooftop-farm-fairmont-swissotel-stamford-hotels-12082350

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Reality check of Natural Hazards on Movies

Sunday, November 17, 2019 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

You have learned about earthquake, tsunamis, volcanoes and hurricannes. Are they correctly depicted in movies?

Interesting review of Tectonic Hazards as well as Climatic hazards.

https://youtu.be/Oz42l-KZgJo
What are the climatic related disasters shown in the video?
What are the tectonic related disasters shown in the video?
Why do people continue to live in areas threatened by natural disasters?
How do people mitigate the impacts of natural disasters?
Where are tectonic hazards commonly found?

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Sustainable Tourism Philippines

Sunday, November 17, 2019 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

Watch the video on how the Philippines deal with the challenges of tourism.
Where is the island located?
What are the negative impacts of tourism on the island?
How did the government and people fixed the problems?
Why is it important to promote sustainable tourism?





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Food and Deforestation

Sunday, November 17, 2019 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

Economic development and Population Growth in China leading to increasing need for food. This has lead to the clearance of land for cattle ranching and growth of soya bean as food for cattle in the Amazon.

Chinese beef imports have jumped by about 50 times since 2011, reaching a million tonnes in 2018. China consumes 28 per cent of the world’s meat. And it has turned to Brazil, home to the world’s largest cattle herd, to feed its appetite for beef. Last year, Brazil shipped 1.64 million tonnes of beef, 44 per cent of which went to China. 
Amazonian forests are being cleared for farms at a worsening rate. In the first nine months of 2019, deforestation was up by 93 per cent from 2018 and  at a 10-year peak.
China still has a massive livestock industry, which is why the country is buying not only Brazilian beef, but also soya beans, a vital grain in animal feed. Tariffs on American soya beans have made Chinese buyers look elsewhere, so 75 per cent of their soya bean imports in 2018 came from Brazil as its shipments to China jumped by almost a third. 
To ease the transportation of the soya beans, one of the infrastructure project is to build more than 40 dams to turn the Tapajos River and its tributaries in the Amazon into an industrial waterway fit for large ships. The indigenous people are negatively affected as there is no longer enough fish to make fishing viable.The land is taken away from them for cattle ranching and growing soya beans. The water is contaminated and this brings diseases through the dirty water.


Read more at  
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/china-hungry-for-food-amazon-left-counting-cost-beef-soya-beans-12097850

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Venice underwater

Sunday, November 17, 2019 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg

Venice under water on 13 Nov 2019 with high water mark at 1.87m.  Will Singapore face the same situation in time? Woes of countries facing rising sea level due to climate change.



 A tourist pushes her floating luggage in the flooded Piazza San Marco on November 13, 2019.
A firefighter in scuba gear wades through water, past a flooded car, in Venice on November 13, 2019. 
Where is Venice located?
Why is Venice prone to flooding?
Who are affected by the flooding?
What are the environmental, social and economic impacts of rising sea level to Venice?
How can the impact of rising sea level be mitigated?


Source:
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/11/photos-of-venice-underwater-highest-tide-in-50-years/601930/?fbclid=IwAR27VC2okdmixM3r6MkM7tNIr2wnK5XaBJAHSx2KW0m0bJR6gtMo9lNBrOQ

Another article to read on how climate change has impact on Venice
https://www.todayonline.com/world/venice-devastated-second-highest-tide-history


Updated on 15 Nov. State of Emergency declared by Italy.


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Sustainable tourism Indonesia

Saturday, November 16, 2019 | Posted by lily_lee68@yahoo.com.sg



Where is Cikuya village?
Why does Tebing Koja (Kettle Cliff) attract tourists?
Who benefit from the development of tourism in the area?
What are the benefits brought by tourism to the village?
What are the negative impacts brought by the tourists?
Why did conflict arise between the owner of the quarry and the villagers?
How do you think the government can resolve the confict?

Source:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/indonesia-tebing-koja-cikuya-banten-sand-quarry-instagram-12086590

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