Draft, not yet released. In stewardship review. Not indexed until the first approved release.

Readings from the other desks

The baseline is read through each steward’s lens, then once as a whole. Each lens is a projection of reviewed findings, not a separate argument. The other desks’ own editions of this subject are listed first, as cross-references, not copies.

16 min read0 figures8 tables44 notesNR-COUNTRY-SGP-2026-BASELINE

Contents
  1. ·Edition home
  2. ·Executive summary
  3. 1Singapore’s risk arrives through imports, heat and the sea
  4. 2Key findings
  5. 3Systems and sectors at baseline
  6. 4Risks and capability
  7. 5Imported-fuel interruption during a heat-stress period
  8. 6Readings from the other desks
    1. 6.1 The other desks’ editions of this subject
    2. 6.2 Three lenses
    3. 6.3 Standards, Academy and steward contributions
    4. 6.4 GCRI reading: the model card
    5. 6.5 Global Risks Forum reading: editorial essays
    6. 6.6 Global Risks Alliance reading: q1 2027 readiness pack
    7. 6.7 Nexus Standards reading: standards and regulatory watch
    8. 6.8 Risk Academy reading: literature and evidence review, science and assessments
  9. 7The 2027 agenda
  10. 8Systems in depth
  11. AMethodology
  12. BData appendix
  13. CReferences and record
  14. ·Complete edition, for print

6.1The other desks’ editions of this subject

Federation: each desk writes its own edition for the subjects in its remit. Until a desk releases, its edition shows its frame and the reading this edition printed for it.

DeskEditionStateIdentifier
GCRI Systems EvidenceNo edition of this subject at this desk in the 2026 Baseline cycleNot in this cycle
GRF Public DeliberationNo edition of this subject at this desk in the 2026 Baseline cycleNot in this cycle
GRA Capital ReadinessNo edition of this subject at this desk in the 2026 Baseline cycleNot in this cycle
Standards ProgressOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit
Academy CapabilityOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit
Index MeasurementNo edition of this subject at this desk in the 2026 Baseline cycleNot in this cycle

6.2Three lenses

One edition, read by each steward. The lens of this site comes first.

GCRI · KEY T

Technical Truth

The evidence supports a coupled reading of Singapore’s risk: a 93.1% gas-fired power mix, over 90% of electricity from imported gas, a food system that is 8% local for fibre and 25% for protein, and a coast exposed to sea-level rise. Evidence is strongest for electricity, food and climate, and weakest for flood losses, nature, health surveillance and infrastructure condition, which are not bound.

ENE-003 · ENE-004 · FOO-005 · SYS-012

GRF · KEY M

Public Meaning

For most people risk arrives as a power price, a hot week or a food price. The baseline asks that public debate weigh how island geography and import links change who is reached and how fast places recover.

CLI-007 · HLT-008 · SYS-012

GRA · KEY F

Capital Meaning

Readiness implications only. The protection gap is not bound, and the 2035 emissions range and the coastal protection framework point to large investment. These show where finance-readiness evidence will matter. Nothing here is advice, a rating or an approval.

CLI-002 · CLI-007

NEXUS

Synthesis

Singapore’s electricity, food, climate and population series are readable now; flood, nature, health surveillance and data-centre series are not. The 2027 programme should bind them, map import-linked lifeline dependencies, and measure food import exposure.

SYS-012 · A-01 · A-02

6.3Standards, Academy and steward contributions

How the Nexus Standards drafts, the Risk Academy and the three stewards feed each quarterly edition for Singapore. The standards are preparatory working drafts (October 2026) and are cited as drafts, never as adopted standards.

Table 6.1The quarterly rhythm every edition follows
QuarterEditionQuestionBoundary
Q1State and AgendaWhat matters this year, and what is the starting position?observed baseline stays distinct from planned work
Q2Evidence and BuildWhat new evidence and capability have been developed?a configured capability is not a validated result
Q3Stress Test and ReadinessWhat do scenarios and tests reveal?simulated loss or performance is not observed impact
Q4Annual Synthesis and RenewalWhat did the year establish, and what changes next?release follows review, not event publicity deadlines
Table 6.2Who contributes what each quarter
Steward or bodyRoleContribution route
The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI Canada)Lead Institution and Consortium Secretariat; publisher of record; technical truth (key T)science and practice communities · GCRI gateway
The Global Risks Forum (GRF)leadership, dialogue and the Universe programme; public meaning (key M)policy, Universe and national adoption · GRF gateway
The Global Risks Alliance (GRA)finance, insurance and development readiness; capital meaning (key F)finance and insurance · GRA gateway
Nexus Standardspreparatory drafts on vocabulary, hazards, indicators and methodsStandards site · working groups HAZ, IND, MTH, FIN, AI
Risk Academylearning pathways tied to the agenda questionsAcademy gateway · learning by review
Singaporenational pathway: Desk, Leadership Council, Consortium, Working Groupsnational Commons room

Standards drafts used in this edition

  • Risk vocabulary NRS-C1 (424 terms) for terms in the glossary
  • Hazard atlas NHS-1 1.1.0 (905 hazards in 120 families) for risk objects
  • Seven risk classes: global, catastrophic, existential, emerging, planetary, exponential, frontier-tech

Standards calendar to watch

  • Founding calls from 20 October 2026; working groups meet from 5 November 2026
  • Inaugural Global Standards Council session, 12 January 2027
  • Quarterly reviews in March, June, September and December, aligned with each edition

6.4GCRI reading: the model card

GCRI’s reading of this edition is its model card: what the national model is, what it computes and where it stops. It is printed in full in Annex A, with the methods it belongs to. Annex A, methodology

6.5Global Risks Forum reading: editorial essays

Four signed essays by the Reports editorial team set out the positions this edition takes. They are interpretation, labelled as such; the evidence they draw on is in the findings register.

Natural gas supplied 93.1% of electricity in 2025 and the IMF reports that over 90% is generated from imported gas. The baseline reads energy security and the transition as separate questions that depend on the same import links.

EDITORIAL ESSAY · 01

A power system built on one fuel

The 2035 range of 45 to 50 Mt CO₂e is stated as contingent on technological maturity and international cooperation. The baseline reads this as a question about imports and technology, not about a single sector.

EDITORIAL ESSAY · 02

A target that depends on cooperation

Local farms supplied 8% of fibre and 25% of protein, and food came from over 180 countries and regions. Food security is a trade question and a farm productivity question at once.

EDITORIAL ESSAY · 03

Food depends on trade and on what is grown here

This edition names the series it could not read. A gap printed with its source and blocker is more useful to a reviewer than an estimate that cannot be checked.

EDITORIAL ESSAY · 04

What is not yet bound

6.6Global Risks Alliance reading: q1 2027 readiness pack

The registers that open the first operational quarter. At baseline each is initialised from this edition.

Table 6.3Q1 2027 readiness pack
ItemRegisterState at baselineFirst Q1 2027 entry
E1National risk state deltabaseline set by this editionchanges against the baseline
E2WEFH+B state deltafive system readings setindicator updates and freshness
E3Agenda and Portfolio movementeight agenda items · 7 proposed objectsadmission decisions
E4NWG delivery registerno groups yetfirst monthly outputs
E5NNC capability registermembership opens in Q1 2027first contributions
E6NLC questions and challengesnone yetfirst challenge log
E7Foundry technical stateenvironment preparedfirst sealed cut
E8Publication candidatestwelve findings carried forwardPUBLISH · HOLD dispositions
E9Universe readinessone candidate missionadmission and role spine
E10Correction registernonefirst correction cycle

Publication dispositions

  • Publish
  • Hold
  • Needs evidence
  • Restricted
  • Superseded

6.7Nexus Standards reading: standards and regulatory watch

Instruments that shape the systems in this edition, by status on the retrieval date. The edition assesses no one’s compliance.

  • IN FORCE
  • ADOPTED
  • SUBMITTED
  • UNDER REVIEW
  • PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY
Table 6.4Standards and regulatory watch
InstrumentBodyScopeStatusRelevance
Paris Agreement · second NDC151646UNFCCC · SingaporenationalSUBMITTED 2025emissions pathway
Carbon Pricing Act 201844Government of SingaporenationalENACTED 2018carbon tax
Carbon tax rates 2026 and 20272122Government of SingaporenationalSET FOR 2026 TO 2027carbon price
Coastal Protection and Other Amendments Bill26Government of SingaporenationalSECOND READING 2026coastal protection
Cybersecurity Act 201845Government of SingaporenationalENACTED 2018critical infrastructure
Singapore Green Plan33Government of SingaporenationalPUBLISHEDnational plan
1962 Water Agreement with Johor25Singapore and JohorbilateralIN FORCE TO 2061imported water
Low-carbon electricity import goal1343EMAnationalSTATED 2024power imports
Green Data Centre Roadmap42IMDAnationalPUBLISHED 2024data centres
Food targets for 203527Singapore Food AgencynationalSTATED 2026food resilience
Sendai Framework 2015–203047UNDRRinternationalADOPTED 2015risk reduction
Kunming-Montreal Framework48CBDinternationalADOPTED 202230by30
Sustainable finance taxonomy56MASfinancial sectorSTATUS NOT BOUNDfinance

Changed since 2024

  • Singapore submitted its second NDC with a 2035 range of 45 to 50 Mt CO₂e on 10 February 202516
  • The Minister gave the second reading of the Coastal Protection and Other Amendments Bill on 6 March 202626
  • The IMF Executive Board concluded its latest Article IV consultation on 15 July 202619

To watch in 2027

  • Passage and commencement of the coastal protection framework26
  • Carbon tax rates after 202722
  • Conversion of conditional electricity import licences to full licences13

6.8Risk Academy reading: literature and evidence review, science and assessments

The review behind this edition covers peer-reviewed science, national and international assessments and the institutional reports that bind its findings. Full systematic reviews begin in Q1 2027 for each agenda item.

Review protocol

Question
What does the published evidence establish about Singapore’s coupled water, energy, food, health and biodiversity risks?
Sources searched
peer-reviewed literature; national and international assessments; official releases; industry loss data
Window
releases available at evidence close, 30 September 2026
Selection
sources that bind or contextualise a finding in this edition
Next step
systematic reviews for agenda items A-01 to A-05 in Q1 2027
Table 6.5Science and assessments
ReferenceTypeYearRoleUsed for
Lee and Romero (eds.)34assessment2023contextforcing
McElwee et al. (eds.)35assessment2024frameworknexus interlinkages
Zscheischler et al.36journal article2018frameworkcompound events
Ng et al.37journal article2025supportssea level for Singapore
Koplitz et al.38journal article2016contextregional haze
Third National Climate Change Study39assessment2024contextclimate projections
Table 6.6Institutional reports
ReferenceIssuerYearRoleUsed for
Second NDC15Government of Singapore2025supportstarget
Biennial Transparency Report14Government of Singapore2024supportsinventory and projections
Carbon Pricing Act44Government of Singapore2018contextcarbon pricing
Coastal protection speech26Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment2026supportscoast
Cybersecurity Act45Government of Singapore2018contextcritical infrastructure
Green Plan33Government of Singaporeas publishedcontextnational plan
IMF Article IV20IMF2026supportsenergy exposure
Table 6.7Official statistics and national sources
ReferenceIssuerYearRoleUsed for
Population, GDP and land indicators1235World Bank2025supportsprofile
Energy statistics89101112EMA2026supportspower mix, solar, demand
Food statistics2728Singapore Food Agency2026supportslocal share, sources
Climate assessment23Meteorological Service Singapore2026supportstemperature, rain, heat
Dengue counts59National Environment Agency2025supportsdengue cases
Port statistics31Maritime and Port Authority2026contexttrade
Table 6.8Industry, loss data and international sources
ReferenceIssuerYearRoleUsed for
Monetary and fiscal context19IMF2026contextgrowth, inflation
Emissions Gap Report49UNEP2025contextambition gap
Global Assessment Report50UNDRR2025contextdisaster finance
Singapore Cyber Landscape32Cyber Security Agency2026contextcritical infrastructure

Where the evidence agrees

Where it is unsettled

  • How fast low-carbon electricity imports can replace gas generation813
  • How the 2035 emissions range will be met given its stated conditions1516
  • How flood losses and heat illness should be recorded and counted5253

Notes

Numbers are the edition’s reference numbers, so a note reads the same in every chapter. The full list, with every source and its licence, is in Annex C. Annex C, references

  1. 15Government of Singapore (ed.), Singapore’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and Accompanying Information. Submission to the UNFCCC, February 2025. Observation year 2035 (target). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/2025-02/Singapore%20Second%20Nationally%20Determined%20Contribution.pdfback
  2. 16National Climate Change Secretariat (ed.), Singapore submits 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (announcement of 10 February 2025). NCCS, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://nccs.gov.sg/singapore-submits-2035-nationally-determined-contributionback
  3. 46UNVERIFIED, not opened: UNFCCC (ed.), Paris Agreement. United Nations, Paris, 2015. The treaty page returned no text at evidence close. Observation year 2015.back
  4. 44UNVERIFIED, not opened: Government of Singapore (ed.), Carbon Pricing Act 2018. Singapore Statutes Online. The statute site returned a 403 error at evidence close. Observation year 2018 (enactment).back
  5. 21National Climate Change Secretariat (ed.), Carbon Tax (carbon tax rates and coverage). NCCS, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore; page dated 9 July 2026. Observation year 2026. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://nccs.gov.sg/singapores-climate-action/mitigation-efforts/carbontaxback
  6. 22Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (ed.), Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Carbon Tax, 24 September 2025. MSE, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.mse.gov.sg/latest-news/written-reply-to-parliamentary-question-on-carbon-tax/back
  7. 26Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (ed.), 2nd Reading of the Coastal Protection Bill: Opening Speech by Minister Grace Fu, 6 March 2026. MSE, Singapore. Observation year 2026. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.mse.gov.sg/latest-news/2nd-reading-of-the-coastal-protection-bill—opening-speech-by-minister-grace-fu/back
  8. 45UNVERIFIED, not opened: Government of Singapore (ed.), Cybersecurity Act 2018. Singapore Statutes Online. Not opened at evidence close. Observation year 2018 (enactment).back
  9. 33Government of Singapore (ed.), Singapore Green Plan 2030 (national sustainability plan page). Singapore Green Plan Office. Observation year as published, not dated on the page. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.greenplan.gov.sg/back
  10. 25Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (ed.), Water (policy page: four national taps, demand, Johor agreement, household use). MSE, Singapore. Observation year 2026 (page), 2023 (household use). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.mse.gov.sg/policies/water/back
  11. 13Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore and Indonesia make substantive progress on electricity imports (media release). EMA, Singapore, 5 September 2024. Observation year 2024. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://ema.gov.sg/content/dam/corporate/news/media-releases/2024/20240905-Media-Release-Singapore-Indonesia-Make-Substantive-Progress-On-Electricity-Imports.pdf.coredownload.pdfback
  12. 43UNVERIFIED, not opened: Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore’s Energy Story (national energy transition, solar and hydrogen goals). EMA, Singapore. Known from search results only. Observation year as published, not bound.back
  13. 42UNVERIFIED, not opened: Infocomm Media Development Authority (ed.), Green Data Centre Roadmap. IMDA, Singapore, 2024. The agency page did not render at evidence close. Observation year 2024.back
  14. 27Singapore Food Agency (ed.), Singapore Food Statistics 2025 (media release of 8 May 2026). SFA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.sfa.gov.sg/news-publications/newsroom/singapore-food-statistics-2025back
  15. 47UNVERIFIED, not opened: UNDRR (ed.), Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. UNDRR, Geneva, 2015. Observation year 2015.back
  16. 48UNVERIFIED, not opened: Convention on Biological Diversity (ed.), Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Decision 15/4. CBD Secretariat, Montreal, 2022. Observation year 2022.back
  17. 56UNVERIFIED, not opened: Monetary Authority of Singapore (ed.), Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance and insurance sector records. MAS, Singapore. Source for designed gaps; not retrieved at evidence close. Observation year none bound.back
  18. 19International Monetary Fund (ed.), IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation with Singapore (Press Release No. 26/253). IMF, Washington DC, 20 July 2026; Board conclusion 15 July 2026. Observation year 2025 (outturn) and 2026 to 2027 (projections). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/07/20/pr26253-singapore-imf-executive-board-concludes-2026-article-iv-consultationback
  19. 34POST-CLOSE, context only: H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.), Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC. IPCC, Geneva, 2023. doi:10.59327/IPCC/AR6-9789291691647. Observation year 2023. Bibliographic record opened through Crossref on 3 November 2026; the report text was not read. doi:10.59327/IPCC/AR6-9789291691647back
  20. 35POST-CLOSE, context only: P. D. McElwee, P. A. Harrison, T. L. van Huysen et al. (eds.), IPBES Nexus Assessment: Thematic Assessment Report on the Interlinkages among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health. IPBES secretariat, Bonn, 2024. doi:10.5281/zenodo.13850054. Observation year 2024. Bibliographic record opened through DataCite on 3 November 2026; the report text was not read. doi:10.5281/zenodo.13850054back
  21. 36POST-CLOSE, context only: J. Zscheischler, S. Westra, B. J. J. M. van den Hurk et al., “Future climate risk from compound events,” Nature Climate Change, vol. 8, pp. 469–477, 2018. doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0156-3. Observation year 2018. Bibliographic record opened through Crossref on 3 November 2026; the article text was not read. doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0156-3back
  22. 37POST-CLOSE, context only: K. Ng, G. G. Garner, S. Weeks, P. Hogarth, M. Palmer et al., “Robust Sea-Level Projections for Singapore by 2100 and 2150,” Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, vol. 130, 2025. doi:10.1029/2024JC021840. Observation year 2025. Bibliographic record opened through Crossref on 3 November 2026; the article text was not read and its figures are not used. doi:10.1029/2024JC021840back
  23. 38POST-CLOSE, context only: J. Koplitz, L. J. Mickley, M. E. Marlier et al., “Public health impacts of the severe haze in Equatorial Asia in September–October 2015,” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 11, 094023, 2016. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/9/094023. Observation year 2015. Bibliographic record opened through Crossref on 3 November 2026; the article text was not read. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/9/094023back
  24. 39UNVERIFIED, not opened: Centre for Climate Research Singapore (ed.), Singapore’s Third National Climate Change Study (V3) climate projections. Meteorological Service Singapore, 2024. Observation year 2024 (release year taken from press coverage). The sea-level range used in this edition is quoted from [26], not from this study.back
  25. 14Government of Singapore (ed.), Singapore’s First Biennial Transparency Report 2024 (BTR1) to the UNFCCC, hosted by the National Environment Agency. Submitted November 2024. Observation year 2022 (inventory) with projections to 2030. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.nea.gov.sg/docs/default-source/cmd-documents/ghg-documents/singapore%27s-first-biennial-transparency-report-2024.pdfback
  26. 20International Monetary Fund (ed.), Singapore: 2026 Article IV Consultation, Press Release, Staff Report and Statement by the Executive Director (IMF Country Report No. 26/185). IMF, Washington DC, 2026. Observation year 2025 (trade and energy exposure) and 2026. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/cr/2026/english/1sgpea2026001.pdfback
  27. 1DATA VINTAGE AFTER CLOSE: World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), population ages 65 and above (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS), population ages 0-14 and urban population, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC; database record last updated 8 October 2026. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?format=jsonback
  28. 2World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: life expectancy at birth (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), total fertility rate (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), infant mortality rate and physicians per 1,000 people, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC. Observation year 2024 (life expectancy, fertility, infant mortality) and 2022 (physicians). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?format=jsonback
  29. 3World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: GDP current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), GDP growth (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG), GNI per capita Atlas method (NY.GNP.PCAP.CD), trade as a share of GDP and food imports as a share of merchandise imports, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?format=jsonback
  30. 5World Bank (ed.), World Development Indicators: land area, population density, forest area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS), terrestrial protected areas (ER.LND.PTLD.ZS) and agricultural land, Singapore. World Bank, Washington DC. Observation year 2025 (protected areas) and 2024 (other series). Accessed 3 November 2026. https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SGP/indicator/ER.LND.PTLD.ZS?format=jsonback
  31. 8Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 2.1 energy flows for electricity generators and Table 2.2 annual fuel mix for electricity generation, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore; tables accurate as of September 2026, 2026 data as at June 2026. Observation year 2025 and first half of 2026. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.ema.gov.sg/singapore-energy-statistics/Ch02/index2back
  32. 9Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 2.4 electricity generation capacity by technology type and Table 2.6 installed capacity of grid-connected solar PV systems, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore. Observation year 2025 and first half of 2026. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.ema.gov.sg/singapore-energy-statistics/Ch02/index2back
  33. 10Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 3.2 electricity consumption by sub-sector and Table 4.1 electricity balance, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.ema.gov.sg/singapore-energy-statistics/Ch03/index3back
  34. 11Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 1.1 imports of energy products and Table 4.2 natural gas balance, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://ema.gov.sg/resources/singapore-energy-statistics/chapter1back
  35. 12Energy Market Authority (ed.), Singapore Energy Statistics 2026: Table 2.3 electricity grid emission factors, read from the SES_tabular workbook published with the chapter. EMA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.ema.gov.sg/singapore-energy-statistics/Ch02/index2back
  36. 28Singapore Food Agency (ed.), SFA remains committed to food resilience (reply of 26 June 2025, citing Singapore Food Statistics 2024). SFA, Singapore. Observation year 2024. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.sfa.gov.sg/news-publications/newsroom/2025/sfa-remains-committed-to-food-resilienceback
  37. 23National Environment Agency and Meteorological Service Singapore (eds.), Singapore records wettest ever March and hottest ever June and November in 2025 (Annual Climate Assessment 2025 release of 23 March 2026). NEA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.nea.gov.sg/media/news/news/index/spore-records-wettest-ever-march-and-hottest-ever-june-and-november-in-2025back
  38. 59National Environment Agency (ed.), dengue case counts for 2025: 3,990 cases as at 26 December 2025 and 13,651 cases in 2024, as reported by The Star (ANN/Straits Times) from NEA data, published 28 December 2025. Secondary report of the NEA series; the NEA page itself was not opened for 2025. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/12/28/dengue-cases-in-singapore-hit-a-seven-year-low-in-2025-amid-global-decreaseback
  39. 31Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (ed.), Singapore posts record port performance in 2025 and develops future readiness through industry collaborations for 2026 (media release of 13 January 2026). MPA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.mpa.gov.sg/media-centre/details/singapore-posts-record-port-performance-in-2025-and-develops-future-readiness-through-industry-collaborations-for-2026back
  40. 49UNVERIFIED, not opened: United Nations Environment Programme (ed.), Emissions Gap Report 2025. UNEP, Nairobi, 2025. The agency page returned a 403 error at evidence close. Observation year 2025.back
  41. 50UNVERIFIED, not opened: UNDRR (ed.), Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2025. UNDRR, Geneva, 2025. The agency page returned a 403 error at evidence close. Observation year 2025.back
  42. 32Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (ed.), Singapore Cyber Landscape 2025/2026 (publication page, released 30 June 2026; the full report was not read, so no incident counts are used). CSA, Singapore. Observation year 2025. Accessed 3 November 2026. https://www.csa.gov.sg/resources/publications/singapore-cyber-landscape-2025-2026/back
  43. 52UNVERIFIED, not opened: PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency (ed.), drainage, flood-prone area and reservoir records. PUB, Singapore. Source for designed gaps; the agency site returned a 403 error at evidence close. Observation year none bound.back
  44. 53UNVERIFIED, not opened: Ministry of Health (ed.), national health statistics and heat-illness records. MOH, Singapore. Source for designed gaps; not retrieved at evidence close. Observation year none bound.back

Cite this chapter

Valadbaygi, S. (Ed.). (2026). Chapter 6: Readings from the other desks. In Singapore Systems Risk and Resilience Report 2026: The State of Singapore’s Interdependent Systems (Baseline Edition 2026, Report No. NR-COUNTRY-SGP-2026-BASELINE) [Draft under review]. The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI).

Every citation form of the whole report, BibTeX and RIS included, is on the edition home. Cite this report

ReportsContribute

Send evidence or a correction on Singapore.

Reports is the Consortium’s quarterly publication, written by six desks. This page sits with the GCRI Systems Evidence desk. What you know about this subject can become evidence, a case or a correction in the next edition, credited to you and published under CC BY 4.0 where it is your own work. Sent to the wrong desk, it is forwarded, not refused.

GCRI Systems Evidence deskCountry Systems Risk and Resilience

CC BY 4.0 Free to read. Text and figures: CC BY 4.0. Data: CC0 1.0. Authors keep copyright. Published by GCRI Canada.

The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation

Science · evidence · measurement

Not for profit

Our articles, maps and twins are free to read and free to republish. Readers and partners keep it that way.

Partner with us

Who funds us

GCRI is a not-for-profit institution. To ask who funds a piece of work, use the funding questions form.

Independence

Editors and the expert reviewers named on each article decide what we publish. Funders and partners do not review or approve articles before publication.

Licence

Articles: CC BY 4.0. Figures, maps, twins and data: CC BY 4.0. Other uses: ask through the permissions form.