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While climate change is in reality a very serious and impactful challenge to mankind there exists plenty of hope in combating it. Climate change will manifest as the physical consequences of a warming climate: floods, droughts, heat waves and the like. There are also the socioeconomic effects originating from these impacts. But given all this, there still is a lot of hope in climate action and therefore a window for change. There is also momentum for change, something evidenced by the fact that climate change is one of the topics being discussed globally with those for action more than those against. A rose on concrete - there is hope in climate action Let us start with legislation. A lot of countries in the world have introduced climate legislation in their laws. The Kenya Climate Change Bill was passed into law in 2016. The bill establishes a national climate change council, the climate change directorate, includes the environment and land court and directions for a national climat

Cities and urban areas host over half of the world’s population, with more than 3.5 billion people living, working or being housed in cities. This trend will continue in the foreseeable future, whereby two thirds of the entire population of the earth is projected to reside in urban areas. This makes cities a primary area of concern when it comes to climate change because of the high concentration of people, given that climate change is manmade and is a result of human activities. Sustainable cities and communities is goal 11 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and is interlinked with several other goals such as life on land, poverty reduction, good health, decent work and responsible consumption. As it is, major megacities are built next to the sea and other waterways. 9 out of 10 cities are seaside. Cities are important because they are centers of global trade. This is true particularly for those that are ports and so part of the shipping and fishing industries. Cities a