Singapore Model Cabinet Case Study
Singapore Model Cabinet – Cabinet A, Environmental Security Council
Topic 1: Should our islets be developed?
Ministry of Education
Position Paper
Introduction
Singapore is a small city-state surrounded by the sea, lacking in most forms of natural resource sans human capital. Among its most limited resources is Singapore’s physical land area of about 71 000 hectares (ha) . The government has already laid out our intention to continue to expand our land area via reclamation works off the coasts to 76 600 ha by 2030. At the same time, there is a planned increase in the percentage of land devoted to parks and nature reserves, from the current 8 percent to 9.
This goes to show that while the government recognises Singapore’s need for more space, …show more content…
This is in-line with our 2030 goal of being a world leader in all fields where our most attractive quality is our expertise and supply of highly skilled individuals, all the while maintaining a high standard of living for Singaporeans. Land-scarce Singapore has more to offer foreign companies than just land to build more factories.
The Ministry of Education(MOE) will continue to work with the Ministry of National Development’s National Environment Agency and NParks to educate the next generation on the importance of caring for the environment. MOE will continue to encourage schools to partake in initiatives such as Every Child a Seed and Kids for Nature and will look to revise the Character and Citizenship syllabi to include an Environmental Education Module.
By inculcating students with respect and love for nature, Singapore will grow a group of leaders devoted not only to bring the country to greater heights but to also protect all our islands. Additionally, teaching the young to bear in mind environmental costs of their decisions will increase public awareness of climate issues that affect Singapore and increase support for our plans for a Clean and Green
Topic 1: Should our islets be developed?
Ministry of Education
Position Paper
Introduction
Singapore is a small city-state surrounded by the sea, lacking in most forms of natural resource sans human capital. Among its most limited resources is Singapore’s physical land area of about 71 000 hectares (ha) . The government has already laid out our intention to continue to expand our land area via reclamation works off the coasts to 76 600 ha by 2030. At the same time, there is a planned increase in the percentage of land devoted to parks and nature reserves, from the current 8 percent to 9.
This goes to show that while the government recognises Singapore’s need for more space, …show more content…
This is in-line with our 2030 goal of being a world leader in all fields where our most attractive quality is our expertise and supply of highly skilled individuals, all the while maintaining a high standard of living for Singaporeans. Land-scarce Singapore has more to offer foreign companies than just land to build more factories.
The Ministry of Education(MOE) will continue to work with the Ministry of National Development’s National Environment Agency and NParks to educate the next generation on the importance of caring for the environment. MOE will continue to encourage schools to partake in initiatives such as Every Child a Seed and Kids for Nature and will look to revise the Character and Citizenship syllabi to include an Environmental Education Module.
By inculcating students with respect and love for nature, Singapore will grow a group of leaders devoted not only to bring the country to greater heights but to also protect all our islands. Additionally, teaching the young to bear in mind environmental costs of their decisions will increase public awareness of climate issues that affect Singapore and increase support for our plans for a Clean and Green