Singaporeans splash their way through average annual rainfall of 93 inches, three times as much as Londoners. Yet even all that rain doesn't meet the water needs of the tropical city-state, which has virtually no lakes, rivers, or other sources of fresh water and relies on its neighbor (and occasional adversary) Malaysia for supplies. When Singapore split from the Malay Federation in 1965, founding father Lee Kuan Yew set self-sufficiency in water as a national goal. The country has since cut water imports to 50% (from 80%) of its total needs by recycling waste and building desalination plants. Full Story
Singapore Leverages Its Liquid Smarts
BusinessWeek, 29 Apr 2010
Singaporeans splash their way through average annual rainfall of 93 inches, three times as much as Londoners. Yet even all that rain doesn't meet the water needs of the tropical city-state, which has virtually no lakes, rivers, or other sources of fresh water and relies on its neighbor (and occasional adversary) Malaysia for supplies. When Singapore split from the Malay Federation in 1965, founding father Lee Kuan Yew set self-sufficiency in water as a national goal. The country has since cut water imports to 50% (from 80%) of its total needs by recycling waste and building desalination plants. Full Story
Singaporeans splash their way through average annual rainfall of 93 inches, three times as much as Londoners. Yet even all that rain doesn't meet the water needs of the tropical city-state, which has virtually no lakes, rivers, or other sources of fresh water and relies on its neighbor (and occasional adversary) Malaysia for supplies. When Singapore split from the Malay Federation in 1965, founding father Lee Kuan Yew set self-sufficiency in water as a national goal. The country has since cut water imports to 50% (from 80%) of its total needs by recycling waste and building desalination plants. Full Story
