{
  "id": 16261230,
  "title": "Mosquitoes, cooling vests: Singapore launches exhibition on adapting to climate change",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/mosquitoes-cooling-vests-singapore-launches-exhibition-on-adapting-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T01:38:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/mosquitoes-cooling-vests-singapore-launches-exhibition-on-adapting-to-climate-change"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore has launched a month-long, traveling exhibition titled \"Our Climate-Ready Home\" to showcase how the nation is preparing to adapt to the challenges posed by climate change. The exhibition is currently at One Punggol, an integrated community and lifestyle hub, where visitors can experience interactive activities such as handling Project Wolbachia mosquitoes, which are engineered to suppress dengue fever-spreading mosquito populations.\n\nDeputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong opened the exhibition on October 24, noting that the current haze in Singapore is a direct result of climate change. He cited rising temperatures and the El Nino phenomenon as factors contributing to the haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia. Gan emphasized that the haze serves as a reminder for residents to take measures to cope with extreme weather, particularly for vulnerable groups like the elderly, pregnant women, and those with respiratory conditions.\n\nGan urged residents to share their knowledge with family and friends to take practical steps in adapting to climate change. He highlighted the importance of businesses, communities, and individuals working together to develop Singapore's inaugural National Adaptation Plan, which will be released in 2027. The plan aims to outline the country's long-term strategy to protect itself from the impacts of climate change.\n\nThe exhibition features free half-hour guided tours that highlight solutions developed by private and public sector partners, as well as community groups. These solutions include wearable devices that can cool the skin by up to 9 degrees Celsius without batteries or refrigeration. Participants who complete the tour and a quiz can redeem a variety of gifts, ranging from a $5 NTUC voucher to the exhibition's mascot Water Wally and his sister Water Sally. Fresh local produce is also available at the SG Farmer’s Market, organized by the Singapore Agro-Food Enterprises Federation.\n\nThe exhibition will be hosted at One Punggol until October 28, then moving to Westgate in Jurong and Kampung Admiralty in Woodlands from October 31 to November 22. Visitors can find tour schedules at mse.gov.sg/climatereadyhome.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Singapore launches \"Our Climate-Ready Home\" exhibition until October 28",
    "Visitors can handle Project Wolbachia mosquitoes to suppress dengue fever",
    "Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong opens exhibition, cites haze from climate change"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Moving from theoretical planning to public engagement signals a shift toward building community-wide resilience ahead of the nation's first formal long-term climate adaptation strategy.",
  "illustration": null,
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}