How Singapore is going from water rags to riches | DW Business

In Singapore, water supply impacted wars, the economy and people's health. Now, one of the most water-stressed countries is teaching the world how to handle water when there is hardly any.  #PlanetA #Singapore #WaterCrisis We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Credits: Reporter: Tim Schauenberg Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge Video Editor: David Jacobi Fact-Check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read more: United Nations Water, report on Singapore's strategy: https://www.unwater.org/sites/default... Isocarp Institute, Singapore's Water History: https://www.isocarp-institute.org/wp-... International Water Association Fact sheet on Singapore: https://iwa-network.org/city/singapore/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:35 The challenge 01:56 History 03:32 Step 1: Imported Water 04:57 Step 2: Desalination 06:09 Step 3: Local Catchment 07:18 Step 4: NEWater 09:22 Policy and Education 10:14 Conclusion Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch