Article Source: InterPress Service

COPENHAGEN, Dec 6  - Young people from 44 countries are demanding that world leaders take decisive action on climate change. The time for talk is over, they declared at the end of a weeklong Children's Climate Forum here.

"Our plates are empty due to drought. Our future is at risk, and we demand that something be done," they wrote in a declaration titled "Our World, Our Future" signed by 164 participants aged 14 to 17 at the conclusion of the forum. "I don't want my future compromised by inaction on climate," said Bipra Biswambhara, 16, of India.

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