Singapore, Dec. 2 -- Singapore is broadening its strategy to address localised flooding, focusing on social resilience alongside continued investment in drainage infrastructure, according to Ong Tze-Ch'in, CEO of the Public Utilities Board (PUB).

Ong noted that it is impossible to prevent all flooding, especially during the northeast monsoon season when heavy rainfall is intensified by climate change. Recent events, such as floods in Jalan Seaview, Mountbatten, lasting nearly three hours, demonstrate that flooding can now persist longer than the previously typical one-hour events.

Singapore's Third National Climate Change Study shows that global warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall. Ong emphasised the impo...