Singapore’s road to Net Zero: Individual actions matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzEcy4j7umo IPUR embarked on a study with the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) and Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC) at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) to understand Singaporeans’ attitudes towards the nation’s Net Zero targets and its associated policies, as well as the actions they intend to […]
Getting to Net Zero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JFHsQB3qCQ In the face of an increasingly urgent climate crisis, the need to achieve net-zero emissions has become one of the most critical goals of our time. Net Zero refers to balancing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted with the amount removed from the atmosphere, resulting in no additional carbon pollution. While government policies, international […]
Who are the experts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT5alo6ESg0 From climate change and technological advancements to healthcare decisions and food choices, navigating the complex landscape of risks has become an integral part of our daily lives. The interactions and impact of these risks have also made it increasingly evident how experts and the public differ in their perception and responses. This gap in […]
Ideating innovative solutions to tackle plastic bottled water consumption in Singapore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aXHmf0FoJ0 Singapore, being a small island nation with limited freshwater resources, relies heavily on imported bottled water to meet its drinking water needs. The consumption of plastic bottled water in Singapore has been a significant environmental concern due to its impact on plastic waste generation and the environment. On 23 March 2023, a report by […]
Bangladesh: Pathway to supporting pregnant women lies in AI adoption
In Bangladesh, around 6,000 women die each year in pregnancy and childbirth. Experts believe that at least half of these are preventable deaths – women who would have lived if they had received adequate medical care. This figure is high, but it represents a huge improvement since the turn of the century, when Bangladesh had […]
A call for greater investment in climate change adaptation and resilience
Disasters disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives every year. Each disaster has lasting effects, both to people and property. Climate change, population growth and urbanisation are just some of the many reasons which contribute to an increase in both the number and severity of disasters, with the Asia Pacific region particularly badly hit. The Institute […]
Successful ageing: filling the gap between policymaking and policy implementation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnkNw2a7q9s By 2026, Singapore will be a super-aged society where one in five Singaporeans would be 65 years and above. There is therefore an urgent and intrinsic need to focus not just on healthcare, but on integrating this group of people into society and helping them find their worth and value. A key group of […]
Risk Listening: Youth & Risk in Southeast Asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_GZ7UeAD2Y In March 2021, IPUR and the NUS Office of Risk Management and Compliance collaborated to understand how NUS students perceive risks. This study was largely motivated by a lack of involvement on the part of students in having their voices heard and represented. The project team from IPUR was Prof Leonard Lee, Dr Olivia […]
Data literacy: a resurgent skill in demand for good reason
https://youtu.be/Z4lIi0WLeqQ Remote working and communicating have become the mainstream channels in which we learn and make decisions. This means that we are always accessing and processing the plethora of online data to responsibly inform decisions. However, we have seen that higher levels of data availability do not automatically lead to higher data usage. Data use […]
Getting people to act on climate change
https://youtu.be/W351ptIKKvI We’ve been hearing for many years now that climate change is upon us and that action needs to be taken in order to prevent catastrophic disasters such as intense droughts, storms, heat waves and rising sea levels. These aren’t just baseless claims – dozens of people died in Australia’s 2019-2020 bushfire season which was […]