Plea from Tuvalu for Global climate action at Melbourne Walk Against Warming 2009

24 year old Leah from Tuvalu, spoke representing Make Poverty History, addressed the Melbourne Walk Against Warming Climate Rally detailing some of the effects of climate change being felt now and calling for an ambitious, fair and legally binding climate treaty from the Copenhagen Climate Conference.

Tuvalu is at the frontline of the impacts of climate change, facing rising seas that will drown the small nation of 12,000 people.

On December 12 2009, while the COP15 climate negotiations were taking place in Copenhagen, around the globe people protested for an ambitious, fair and binding climate treaty. These are photos from the Melbourne Walk against Warming.

According to the ABC the Nature Conservation Council estimated 40,000 people took part in the march. Activists congregated in front of the State Library where speeches ocurred before marching down Swanston Street through Melbourne's CBD to Princes Bridge, where they formed a human sign to call for more meaningful action on climate change.

See photos at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/takver/sets/72157622984793734/

Tuvalu makes a Stand
http://indymedia.dk/articles/1460

Tuvalu Climate Adaption Issues
http://www.climateimc.org/en/breaking-news/2005/12/19/tuvalu-climate-adaptati...

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• climatechange
• globalwarming
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• walkagainstwarming2009

[TaomiaF]

FAKAFETAI LASI..for all your efforts in advocating for Tuvalu in this climate change issue.which is currently affecting the livelihoods of every human living in Tuvalu..

[SuperSsaammyy]

i was filming this 2 i was about 3m behind you