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Climate Week kicks off with a train trip from Cape Town to Khayelitsha

Journey aims to highlight how climate change affects different communities

About 50 passengers joined a train ride from Cape Town to Khayelitsha with the African Climate Alliance. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks
To kick off Climate Week, about 50 people joined a train trip from Cape Town Station to Khayelitsha to explore how apartheid-era spatial planning still influences where people live, how they travel and their exposure to climate-related risks.

Video: Ashraf Hendricks
During the trip, passengers listened to audio recordings of people talking about how their lives are affected by climate change challenges.
The Train of Thought audio tour was organised by the African Climate Alliance as part of the annual Cape Town Climate Week under the theme Spatial Justice.
La’eeqa Martin of the African Climate Alliance said the organisation selected…

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  1. Padkos – food for the journey [putt-koss] Food that you will pack and take on the road – some sandwiches, drinks, chips, fruit and biltong and you have your padkos!