Increase in Food pricing
What cause the rise in food prices?
How does this affect food consumption in Singapore?
Prices of food increased in Malaysia as well
Fires May 2022
Read more about the 5 serious fires in May.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/if-your-neighbours-flat-is-on-fire-what-should-you-do
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/topic/fire
What cause the fires?
Where were the areas affected?
Why is fire a hazard in HDB flàts?
How does the SCDF respond to the fires?
Climate change and food security
As temperatures rise due to climate change, Singapore races to find solutions to secure its food supply with the use of technology.
Who initiated this project in which rice is germinated in greenhouse and transplanted to high tech verticalfarm built against the wall of a HDB flat?
When was the rice harvested?
Where is this vertical farm located?
What are the advantages of using a
precision drip irrigation system where water and nutrients were delivered in suitable amounts to the rice's roots?
Why are the Temasek Rice able to withstand tough weather conditions such as heat, drought and floods?
Singapore imports more than 90 per cent of its food and has set a target of producing 30 per cent of its nutritional needs by 2030.
More frequent bouts of extreme weather - both dry and wet affect rice production negatively.
In 2019, Thailand experienced the lowest amount of rain for a decade, causing severe water shortages. The Mekong River fell to record low levels and rice cultivation suffered significantly.
Increased rainfall over 2021 improved overall yields, it still resulted in widespread damage in many regions as the more intense rain cause rice fields to be flooded and rice plant to rot.
Only 26 per cent of the 8.1 million agricultural households in Thailand have access to irrigation system. With the majority of those farmers being ageing small operators with little education or access to technology, climate change is also expected to increase income inequalities.
Interactive on rice and climate change in Thailand
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/interactives/rice-and-climate-crisis-thailand-special-report-2636776
Singapore's fifth desalination plant
Singapore opens its fifth desalination plant, which is 5% more energy efficient, on 17 April 2022.
Where are the other 4 desalination plants located?
Why is there a need for more desalination plants?
What are the limitations getting more water from desalination?
Where is the new desalination plant located?
Why is there a need to increase water supply in Singapore?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using desalination to increase our water supply?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using desalination to increase our water supply?
Climate change affecting food security
What is food security?
How does climate change affects food security?
What are the main cereals shown?
Who are the climate change migrants?
Why are they forced to migrate out of their homeland?
Why does this lead to high level of malnourished children?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna2135
Conflict over water resources
Where is Yuam river and the Bhumibol dam?
Who will be affected by the diversion of the water from Yuam river to Bhumibol dam?
What will be the impacts on the river ecosystem?
Why is water a important resource?
How will this lead to the conflicts?
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/3/386/htm
Russia-Ukraine conflict affecting food pricing
Countries across the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa that already suffer from food insecurity are badly affected as they rely on Russia’s and Ukraine’s supplies of wheat, corn, and vegetable oil. Even before the conflict, global food prices were already at their highest point since 2011 due to droughts and heavy rainfall, as well as the supply chain disruptions created by Covid-19. With 855 million people already suffering from food insecurity, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine added to the woes of global hunger as food prices rise further.
Read more @https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/2/27/22950805/russia-ukraine-food-prices-hunger-invasion-war
Why are these areas more affected by food pricing?
How does the conflict affect food consumption?
Sustainable tourism Thailand Maya Bay
Watch this video on the efforts of the local planning authority in sustainable tourism.
When was Maya Bay closed to tourists?
Why was Maya Bay closed?
Who are attracted to Maya Bay?
What are the rules and regulations implemented on the opening of Maya Bay?
How is the development of Maya Bay made sustainable?
Mandai wildlife bridge
Read more on
When was the bridge constructed?
Who constructed the bridge?
Why was the bridge constructed?
What are the impacts of deforestation in Singapore?
How else can we mitigate the impacts of deforestation?
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Food shortage in Madagascar
Watch the videos and reflect on the questions which follows.
Where did this occur?
When did this occur?
Why do food shortage occur?
What is the impact of food shortage?
How did the World Food Programme help?
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