Theme: Environmentalism

Theme: Environmentalism

Done by: Rong Xuan Seow Min Jia Lin Yu Ling Esther

IntroductionBoth Singapore and Melbourne are urban

cities. Thereare parallels we can learn from each

other in ourefforts in environmental management.

Our TaskSustainable environmental technologies

undertaken by both countries

Proposals to guard against the degrading impacts of overuse and water disposal

Technology for WATER

NEWater

NEWater

NEWater

Technologies for WATER

Model of a drip system

Technology for SOIL

Vertical Farming

in Singapore

How it Works!

Technology for SOILThe Australian Cotton Industry

Best Management Practices(BMP)

Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC)

Haze Condition in Singapore

Bedok South Ave 1, looking west

Towards Marine Parade at12:04PM

on 24 June 2013.

Same vantage point on 21 June

2013 at 10:35 AM, when the haze

was at hazardous levels.

Proposals Idea 1: Host a monthly events at different

communities for the residents to participate and promote awareness on the degrading impacts of overuse and proper waste disposal.

• Performance based on the issue. • Competitions on making innovative items out

of recycled materials.

Skit

ProposalsIdea 2: Impose Taxes on items that are unable

to be recycled in shops and factories and make the price of recyclable items more affordable.

• government subsidy to fund• Try it out in a small area such as the

heartland to see how efficient it is

ProposalsIdea 3:Put the picture/slogan etc on packaging of

non- biodegradable bulky items for sale at the back of the item, list the consequences of buying this item. (e.g environmental destruction)

Idea 4: Put posters up, especially in heartlands informing people of the consequences of overuse/ wastage of items.

Sources• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEWater

• www.pub.gov.sg

• http://www.ava.gov.sg/NR/rdonlyres/0676D1EB-C401-4038-9D8D-84A01B52DD27/25808/AVA_Issue4_2012_Lowres1.pdf

• http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/technology-1/farming-grows-up-the-worlds-first-commercial-vertical-farm-opens-in-singapore.html

Sources• http://skygreens.appsfly.com/Benefits-Evironmen

tal

• http://www.environment.gov.au/sustainability/government/water-efficiency.html

• http://www.nea.gov.sg/cms/ar2012/safeguard/maintaining-clean-air.html

• http://cottonaustralia.com.au/cotton-library/fact-sheets/cotton-fact-file-cottons-mybmp-environmental-program

Thank you for your

kind attention !!