Climate activists down forks in solidarity with Philippines

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AFP Warsaw
Last Updated : Nov 13 2013 | 2:20 AM IST
Ecologists at UN climate talks in Warsaw downed forks today in a solidarity fast with the typhoon-ravaged Philippines' chief negotiator, demanding "ambitious action" to halt global warming.
When the 12-day summit opened in the Polish capital on Monday, Naderev Sano pledged to fast until progress is made towards fighting the climate change he blames for the super typhoon that struck his country.
About 30 environmentalists from countries including Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Poland, India and the United States, announced Tuesday they would also stop eating in support.
"Some are fasting in solidarity with Mr. Sano with no food whatsoever, just water, to the end of the summit, or until real progress is made," Anjali Appadurai, an activist with Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka, told AFP.
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First Published: Nov 13 2013 | 2:20 AM IST

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