 World Cities Day this year is happening the same day the world leaders are gathering in the United Kingdom and Italy for the Climate Change Conference and it's not surprising that the theme is adapting cities for climate resilience. Plus TV Africa's Ngoziko HSE went to find out how cities can grow sustainably. More than half of the world population live in urban areas and cities have progressively become hopes of innovation. Sometimes to the detriment of the environment. Ocone Afar, a suburb of Lagos is facing an erosion which is threatening to wipe out the community. Residents have consistently tried to engage with the government in order to find a way to protect the community. Just like Ocone Afar, cities and their suburbs worldwide are increasingly suffering from the effect of climate-related disasters. Desmond Majekodumi, an environmentalist and a chairman of the Lagos State Urban Forest and Animal Shelter Initiative, tells me that a concert effort to protect the environment is the only way to cope disaster in the state. It's very simple science. When you apply heat to water, the water expands. So the oceans are expanding. At the same time, when you apply heat to the ice caps, the ice caps are melting and they're putting far more water into the ocean. So we need to prepare for that by building barriers of protection along our coastal area. Barriers of protection along the coastal area and also far more effective drainage systems. Mr. Majekodumi believes in the idea of a harmonious relation between cities with nature and says Nigerians have a role to play in being part of the solution. We need to really, really ramp up with our environmental positive attitude. We need to go green. We need to just, you know, ensure particularly our mangrove areas where we're developing now. We need to really, really slow down that process very, very much. Like in the lekkie area and in Badagri area, mangrove, mangrove is one of the most effective natural ways of sequestering the CO2. As we observe this year's World Cities Day, experts want residents to know they can work with governments to ensure the sustainability of our planet. For Plus TV Africa, Ingozika or HSE. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.