Africa: The Role Technology Can Play in Fighting Climate Change and Deforestation

14 February 2019

Paramaribo — At 51, Roberto Wong Loi Sing has spent nearly half of his life working in the field of engineering. But as he spends his days designing more efficient stormwater management systems, or water purification systems, for instance, the child in him comes alive as he combines his skills to find "win-win" solutions for the environment.

"On a practical scale, I am talking about things like water purification," says Wong Loi Sing, who specialises in land and water management. "The child in me lives when we can combine things for a win, win. So, if I can design, if I can work in making better stormwater management systems but at the same time contribute to better land management, that would be ideal."

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