Singapore's National Environmental Agency: Advancing Climate Science and Weather Forecasting for Resilience

Integrated Sustnability Report 20212022

Executive Summary:

We are situated at a latitude of one degree north of the equator, where our tropical climate presents unique environmental challenges. The impacts of climate change and extreme weather events have significantly increased the demand for reliable and responsive weather forecasting services that ensure public safety while promoting a resilient economy. The Meteorological Service Singapore MSS of the National Environment Agency NEA is dedicated to providing these necessary services, focusing on strengthening our capabilities in meteorology and climate science.

Enhancing Weather Forecasting Capabilities:

As the global landscape adapts to climate change and changing weather patterns, MSS improve its forecasting abilities. To accomplish this goal, we are implementing new initiatives that leverage advancements in infrastructure, research development RD, operations, and technology to offer more accurate predictions and alerts.

These include developing a MET-r Traffic Management Integration system for the integration of actionable high-resolution information into r traffic management systems. This will improve aviation safety and efficiency while solidifying Singapore's position as a global aviation hub. Additionally, we are enhancing our emergency preparedness on the local level by refining risk assessments related to extreme weather events like volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, as well as geohazards.

We have developed strategic initiatives to enhance climate predictions in various sectors such as water management, food security, and disaster mitigation. These enhancements will enable us to meet the growing demands of weather-related operations and long-term climate impact assessments.

Short-Term and Medium-Term Focus:

Our immediate focus is on strengthening our climate science capabilities, enhancing forecasting and hazard prediction abilities, and providing bespoke weather services. Key initiatives include conducting the Third National Climate Change Study to provide localized high-resolution projections until 2100 for Singapore. This study will be supported by research under the Climate Science Research Programme Office.

We are also committed to improving our Meteorological Observation Systems, which play a crucial role in gathering essential data for weather predictions and climate change studies.

By observing and understanding the local weather patterns and climates, we m to deliver services that support national needs and foster international cooperation.

Advancing High-Performance Computing:

To enhance the accuracy of our weather forecasting capabilities for Singapore and the wider Southeast Asia region, we are investing in research development within the Centre for Climate Research Singapore. This includes developing a coupled climate model configuration known as 'cSINGV', which simulates the atmosphere, ocean, and land components concurrently to provide enhanced realism.

Furthermore, an urban climate model called 'uSINGV' with higher spatial resolution will be developed to better capture small-scale weather processes within Singapore's built-up areas. The existing 'SINGV' MSS climate model has a current km-scale resolution which we m to upgrade for more detled simulations.

To support these advancements in research, we are upgrading our in-house High-Performance Computing HPC resources with a new 'HPE Cray EX' supercomputer equipped with significantly enhanced computational power compared to our current system. We will also require robust computing capabilities from the National Supercomputing Centre's HPC facilities for weather and climate research.

Strengthening Partnerships:

International collaboration is essential in tackling global weather and climate challenges, thus MSS is dedicated to strengthening partnerships with regional and international counterparts to enhance meteorological and climate services capability.

As the Chr of ASEAN Sub-Committee on Meteorology and Geophysics SCMG, we are currently serving a term from 2021 to 2023, during which we successfully organized SCMG's 42nd Meeting in November 2021. Under this role, MSS continues to lead the implementation of the 2016-2025 Work Plan med at enhancing the capabilities of ASEAN Member States.

The activities under the Singapore-led joint initiatives with the ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Centre ASMC, which is hosted by MSS, have been crucial for regional capability building in numerical weather prediction, subseasonal to seasonal predictions, and regional climate change projections. The ASMC has played an instrumental role in regional weather assessments, monitoring land and forest fires, and providing transboundary haze early warnings.

For more information on the NEA’s sustnability initiatives, please visit our related sites:

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Last updated on June 20, 2024
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