climate train

Linzi Lewis wears many hats; she describes herself as an urban geographer and ethno-botanist. Fiercely protective of her Mother Earth, she says she is constantly mindful of her relationship between herself and the planet.

Linzi Lewis wears many hats; she describes herself as an urban geographer and ethno-botanist. Fiercely protective of her Mother Earth, she says she is constantly mindful of her relationship between herself and the planet.

The 17th Conference of the Parties ended on a high note in Durban, with the announcement that governments have agreed to a second term of the Kyoto Protocol.
• Call to action for a green economy

The Climate Train has completed its month-long journey along the railways of South Africa, raising awareness of COP17 as it went, and has arrived in Durban where the long-awaited conference has begun.
• COP!&: what’s possible, what’s not

Carrying representatives from all over Africa, as well as from countries in Europe, South Africa's "Climate Train" has left Johannesburg on the final leg of its journey to Durban, where the UN Climate Change Conference starts on Monday.

The government and civil society have partnered to launch a unique "Climate Train" to criss-cross South Africa raising awareness on changing weather patterns ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference starting in Durban on 28 November.