China, Beijing August 28th, 2009 – Greenpeace has placed ice sculptures of 100 children at the Temple of Earth in Beijing today, symbolising the disappearing future of the 1.3 billion people in Asia who are threatened with water shortages by the changing climate.
Made from glacial melt water from the source of Yangtze, Yellow and Ganges rivers, the melting sculptures mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the United Nations Copenhagen Climate Summit, and the launch of the Tck Tck Tck campaign, which if urging government to agree a fair deal at the Summit.
Photo by Shiho Fukada / GREENPEACE
