The youths will take part in the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in Durban from November 28 to December 9.

The South African Council of Churches Youth Forum arranged for a caravan to travel from Nairobi, Kenya, to Durban, to teach youth about the environment.

The forum's Bongani Luvalo said from Nairobi that the 'We Have Faith - Act Now for Climate Justice' caravan will travel to Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Botswana before coming to Soweto.

"In all these countries, we will meet youth and try to understand their environmental issue.

"We will share issues of sustainable development and youth issues around climate change. When the bus gets here, we will have information-sharing sessions," Luvalo said.

He said one of the aims of the caravan is to plan and set up strategies for active youth participation and information sharing at COP17, focusing on influencing the process and the outcomes of the negotiations.

The caravan is expected in Johannesburg on November 21.

"From Johannesburg, the caravan will travel to Durban, where the youth will be received by global faith leaders at Kings Parks Stadium," Luvalo said.

Performers at the stadium will include HHP, YFM's Mo Flava, Zan D and Andy; Norwegian Ten Sing and Kenyan Julian.

"We understand that driving through the countries is not very environmentally friendly so when we drive back, we will be planting trees in all the cities that we stop in," Luvalo said.

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Nov 8, 2011

Sandile84

Black people know nothing about COP17 and climate change and other environmental related issues, all they know are parties, expensive German cars and sex.
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Nov 8, 2011

Shredder

@Sandile84 - "Black people know nothing about COP17 and climate change and other environmental related issues, all they know are parties, expensive German cars and sex."

Those idiots who like dirty environment and sexual perversion, LOL.
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I have planted a Canary Island Date Palm in my yard and I am going to plant at least 5 more trees. At least i am playing my part. Black people say, "ditlhare di feilmaka pleke. Nc! Nc! Nc! Nc!


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Nov 8, 2011

Tasto

I have been living in surbubs for the past 20 years from varsity-days up to now.Everytime I see a house chopping down trees is house of a black ppl.I was curios I onced asked the question why ? Guess the answer ? No, the trees were blocking the view of the house so u-darkie want to show off the house\pozzi\palace yakhe first !!That is the mentality ka-darkie now to expect the same darkie to understand climate change is like expecting udarkie to know how to swim !!
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Nov 8, 2011

Shredder

@Tasto - You are right. They just chop down those trees, they say they make place dirty. A beautiful landscape of lawn and trees adds value to that house they are exposing. Plus the trees are also good for the roof of the house in case of strong winds.
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Nov 8, 2011

Sandile84

Eish mara black people, we are narrow minded. All black people need is education, they need to be educated about these things. Life is not all about partying and sex, there's more to life than those things.
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Nov 8, 2011

Makotoko

iF YOU ARE ASTUPID BLACK DONT PAINT ALL OF US MASEPA A DINTJA DONT DISRESPECT YOUR PARENTS THEY ARE BLACK TOO
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Nov 8, 2011

Rebooked

Mina the reason i heard was they creating i space for the tent, makashaya ispan samadlozi.
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Nov 8, 2011

Shredder

My sister used to live in Protea North many years back (about 20 years). When she was still living there, their construction company of their houses planted small trees in the streets they were busy in. Last year I went to side of the world, jislik, those trees have grown and it looked like a white suburb. I was very, very impressed. At least the people from those streets didn't chop those trees down.
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Nov 8, 2011

lemynem

Global warming and climate change is real challenge. looking at poverty in Africa and hiking food costs, black peolpe should start understaning the topic better and learning what todo next.
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