OPINIONOPINION, Cities are at the front lines of climate and migrationMayors must get a seat at the climate policy-making table.
![Stranded vehicles sit where they got stuck in high water from Hurricane Harvey on Dairy Ashford Drive, August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. In response to the devastation it experienced from Hurricane Harvey, the city, under Mayor Sylvester Turner’s leadership, launched the Resilient Houston Strategy, which works to protect people in at-risk neighbourhoods and provide choices for residents who live in floodways [Erich Schlegel/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GettyImages-840160568.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
