Developing a risk assessment and communication platform to translate climate projections to policy

Singapore's latest high-resolution climate change study, V3, led by NEA/CCRS can simulate future impacts of climate change under different scenarios. Climate change effects are complex and often uncertain in when they are likely to occur and how impactful they will be. Furthermore, it is challenging to engage with climate projections as future climate change impacts seem far removed from our immediate experiences. Through this project supported by the NRF and NEA under the CISR funding initiative, the research team will map climate projections impacting Singapore into a risk assessment framework that will identify potential policy solutions to reduce future climate impacts and risks. Immersive virtual reality narratives will be constructed to operationalise the risk assessment framework and communicate the future impacts of climate change, along with the solution space, to policymakers and other stakeholders. Taken together, this will make the impacts of climate change directly relevant and provide a platform to translate climate science into effective policy.