Sustainability Course for Defence Leadership

From September 5 to 7 September, 2023, the National University of Singapore conducted a Sustainability 101 Course for personnel from the leadership of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). This course was helmed by the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions and supported by the NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education .

This leadership course builds on the Sustainability 101 Course for Policy Officers, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Climate Change Secretariat, Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office in November 2022 to build the capacity of the Singapore Government to combat climate change.

The participants expressed gratitude for the insights on the trends and landscape of climate change and its solutions.

Course Highlights:

• Tailored for leadership.
• Topics were curated to be relevant to MINDEF and the SAF – Issues such as adaptation to rising temperatures in the context of human performance, technological options for net zero in terms of fuels and energy use, and sustainability reporting.
• Modalities such as closed door dialogues, fireside chats and presentations.