 Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. It impacts urban areas, the home for half of the global population in various ways. Heat waves, sea level rise, droughts, flood and landslides are the most visible effects. Despite contributing the least to these changes, it is the urban poor that will bear the brunt of climate change as it threatens their already vulnerable opportunities and livelihoods. Adapting to climate change is crucial and partnerships with cities and urban poor communities are key. Cities Alliance is supporting local initiatives in informal settlements across cities of the Greater Horn of Africa and the Bay of Bengal, two of the most climate prone areas in the world. Here are their voices. One of the supported informal communities in Corregocho in Kenya housing close to 200,000 people. Residents are vulnerable to climate impacts such as diseases and damaged homes, but they lack access to information and don't know how to fight these hazards. The answer? Finding climate solutions through the art of storytelling. Stories are impactful, stories are personal. So if it matters to you then it means that you're ready to do something about it. The Future Yetu project uses digital storytelling as a way to spark dialogue between residents and policymakers on climate interventions. Storytelling workshops empower residents to identify climate challenges and solutions, crafting them into stories hosted by an online portal. One thing I've come to learn that people have different versions of their own storytelling through the digital platform. Community members, urban planners and county officials respond to these stories by contributing with adaptation ideas and prototypes. That we're able to bridge the gap between policy makers and all the strategies and plans that we have and really bring that to the core by really listening to the community's voice and making changes that really would impact them because they bear the brunt of climate changes every day. Future Yetu will continue engaging the community through storytelling and mobile exhibitions to create a climate adaptation manifesto and inform the first Nairobi climate adaptation plan. And together we can, together we have the power that we can talk, we can engage with policymakers. We can come up with a win-win message or win solution to our common challenges. The amplification of community voices is the basis for the success of Future Yetu. The strengths of the community bond is also vital for another project being implemented in Uganda. The Boeis urban slum in Kampala is regularly affected by floods. Poor disposal of garbage and waste is a major cause of flooding, especially in urban slums like Boise. This garbage ends up in the inadequate drainage channels, blocking them and causing flooding. Whenever floods come and our channels get blocked, it means that this garbage will come back to our homes. That can even expose us to so many diseases. The Waste Management for Flood Control Project aims to improve Boeis' resilience through proper waste disposal behaviors. This is being done through practical learning sessions and waste collection in 1,000 households. We have raised awareness on appropriate waste management and in this way we have trained people on how to sort their waste and also find value in it. Community members are now finding value in their waste. The briquettes can be used for cooking in the homes of the various participants, but also some can be sold off to the market to generate some income. The project also aims at benefitting the environment in the long term. So we are looking at briquettes as a solution of reducing pressure on trees in the long term as well. In collaboration with city authorities, the project will also advocate for better drainage systems. To increase awareness and request that these low-lying communities like Boeis have adequate drainage channels, they are designed in the most proper way that can facilitate the runoff of water without creating flooding for these communities. Thanks to the community's engagement, Boeis will become less vulnerable to floods. Halfway around the world, communities in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh are also battling rising waters. There, Babadon Sangol, a women led NGO, is galvanizing the power of youth and community to upgrade climate resilience in these vulnerable communities. The project aims to help the communities in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, and the communities in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, to help the communities in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, the NGO is galvanizing the power of youth and community to upgrade climate resilience in these vulnerable areas. To engage with the community and tap into their perceptions, the project promoted community meetings and consultations. I am Nadi Upasthit Thakke. I have been training in Uttanbhai for a long time. I have been able to speak as much as I want. We have provided training for the NGO. It is very easy to use a mobile phone in the middle of this training. We have been working with 700, 700 people in the community, and the women's organization. We also work with digital databases and maps in the middle of the year to help the communities in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, to help the communities in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, and to help the communities in the Bay of Bengal. All these projects are connected by one thing, the strengths of communities facing a common challenge. The bonds that unite a community are the same that can turn them into transformative units of action, taking and shaping their future in their hands to their own accord. Together we bring our voices, we raise our voices, we amplify our voices for what is challenging our lives, what is threatening our survival.