Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in view of the report by the Singapore Meteorological Service on 23 March 2023 which found evidence for the urban heat island effect in Singapore, what is the assessment on whether further mitigation factors are necessary to address this; and (b) what is the progress of the inter-agency work group, which was set up in 2019, in tackling the urban heat island effect.

Answer:

1 Mr Speaker, this Question has been raised in this House on 2 August 2022 by a number of Members, including Ms He, and answered jointly by MSE and MND. We have no further updates at this time.