$400 million to be spent on urban sustainability R&D

This amidst what are said to be increasingly scarcer resources and tighter land constraints.

During the first ever Urban Sustainability Research and Development (R&D) Congress, Minister of State for National Development and Manpower, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, said, “Like many other cities in the world, we will need to grapple with fresh challenges, from climate change, competition for resources and opportunities from megacities, changing demographics, and growing demands on urban services.”

According to the Ministry of National Development, the fund will be broken down as follows:

$300 million to drive Energy Resilience for Sustainable Growth
In September last year, the National Research Foundation (NRF) announced that $1 billion would be earmarked for National Innovation Challenges (NICs). For the first NIC on building “Energy Resilience for Sustainable Growth”, MOS Tan announced today that $300 million will be set aside. The aim is to develop cost-competitive energy solutions for deployment within 20 years, so that Singapore can improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and increase energy options.

Additional funding of $50 million to address urban sustainability challenges
The Ministry of National Development will be topping up the MND Research Fund with an additional $50 millionto bring the Ministry’s total commitment to $100 million. The funding will support research to cover other aspects of urban sustainability, beyond energy. During the Congress, government agencies will discuss the preliminary roadmap of R&D priorities in Green Building and Sustainable Urban Living with delegates from the academic and private sectors. The finalised roadmaps will then guide the Call-for-Proposals by government agencies.

$50 million towards developing food supply resilience and sustainability
NRF has set aside $50 million under its Competitive Research Programme (CRP) Call on “Meeting Future Food Demands for Singapore”. Proposals are currently under evaluation, and are expected to contribute to the sustainability of Singapore’s future food supply. This will complement MND’s current $10 million Food Fund to enhance food supply resilience.

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