The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) is seeking public feedback on significant environmental issues in an extensive online environmental survey launched tomorrow (25 May 2005). This is part of the three-yearly review of the Singapore Green Plan 2012 (SGP2012), which started from 22 April this year.

2.           This extensive survey touches on a range of key environmental issues like:

         a. What more Singapore can do to address the issue of climate change;

         b. What other measures we can adopt to increase our recycling rate and cut waste; and

         c. What kind of activities we can further introduce for our reservoirs.

3.          Public feedback from this survey will be channeled to the respective SGP2012 Review Focus Groups for their consideration, and will shape the strategies and directions to be taken in addressing many of these challenges.

Three-yearly review of the Singapore Green Plan 2012


4.      MEWR started the three-year review of SGP2012 on 22 April to ensure that environmental strategies, targets and action programmes mapped out in the plan remain robust in the face of emerging environmental challenges. The review is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

5.      To reach out to a wide spectrum of Singaporeans, views from our 3P (Public, Private, People) stakeholders are actively being sought. Three Focus Groups on Air and Climate Change, Water, and Clean Land, Nature and Public Health have since been formed and discussions will take place from April to July 2005. The Focus Groups will submit their recommendations in August to the SGP2012 Coordinating Committee, chaired by Permanent Secretary (Environment and Water Resources). The committee comprises representatives from the 3P (People, Private and Public) sectors.

Online environment survey

6.      The public can take part in this environment survey available online from tomorrow (25 May 2005) on the SGP2012 website at http://www.mewr.gov.sg/sgp2012/ and can choose to give their feedback on any of the following issues or all of them:

         a. Enhancing Singapore's air quality

         b. Conserving, valuing and enjoying our waters

         c. Increasing recycling rate and reducing waste

         d. Fighting against dengue and keeping our public areas and hawker centres clean

         e. Conserving our natural heritage

7.      The survey will be available online for the next three months.

Other feedback channels

8.      Beyond the online environment survey, the public can also give their feedback towards the review by writing to the SGP2012 Secretariat at:

Email: mewr_sgp@mewr.gov.sg
Fax: (65) 6731 9456
Mail: Attn: SGP2012 Secretariat
Corporate Communications Department
Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
Environment Building
40 Scotts Road #23-00
Singapore 228231

9.      All public feedback received will be given to the relevant Focus Group for its consideration. For more information, please call 1800-738 4622.

Singapore Green Plan 2012

10.      Launched in August 2002, the Singapore Green Plan 2012 (SGP2012) is Singapore's 10-year blueprint towards environmental sustainability. With a highly focused and action-oriented approach, it sets out Singapore's response to the challenges of sustaining a quality environment while pursuing economic progress.

11.      Jointly formulated by partners in the 3P (People, Private, Public) sectors, the SGP2012 outlines a series of major targets in six functional areas - Waste Management, Conserving Nature, Clean Air, Water Supply, Public Health and International Collaboration. In addition, targets have been set in two cross-cutting areas - namely Community Partnership, and Innovation. Six Action Programme Committees comprising members from the 3P sectors were set up to implement Action Programmes under the SGP2012.