Kai Andrews

Throughout human history, coastal cities have remained one of the most powerful economic engines for the global economy. Due to the opportunities they provide for trade, jobs and transportation, It’s no wonder that thirty seven percent of the world’s population resides in these urban oases. Easy and direct access to vast water bodies, such as oceans and seas, can be accredited for the success of many of the largest cities on Earth. However, centuries of extractive human development practices have lunged the planet toward an irreversible climate crisis that threatens to upend the status-quo. The primary component of water access, which has been key to the prosperity of coastal cities, is now jeopardizing their very existence through the destructive side effect of sea-level rise. In order to understand how our species can continue to positively inhabit the planet, we must examine the origin of the climate crisis: a lost connection between humanity and nature.