LIMA – “Water Yes, Oil No”, said a banner at a march for climate in Lima, indicative of the life and death battles over natural resources for the indigenous people in Peruvian Amazon and other parts of the world. Large green banners unfurled all over the street as people marched to demand action of the government on climate change and not mere words.

Alejandra Alayza, spokesman of confederation world justice (Oxford Famine Relief – OXFAM) Peru, said people are urging the government to take notice of the many environmental violations in the country. The march is in the followed by everyone from NGOs, indigenous people, trade unions and those struggling for control over their land and natural resources were on the street.

“We are asking for coherence from our governments, we need to see climate leadership and while we are holding talks on climate, governments are doing the opposite of protecting the environment,” she said to The Hindu, on Thursday (11/12/2014).

According to the NGO Avaaz, estimated 15,000 people took to the streets of Lima on Thursday for the People’s Climate March calling for the ministries to shift to 100 per cent clean energy by 2050.

The march also follows the delivery of a 2.2 million person petition by 100 children to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and the conference of parties President Manuel Pulgar Vidal. (T4)