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Twelve-year-old Colombian climate activist, Francisco Vera, says he wants to highlight how the climate crisis is affecting his country while he visits Glasgow for the COP26 conference. The bespectacled school boy has become something of a sensation in his native country, where he has earned a following for his charismatic championing of the environment and human rights. "I know that many will say that it is a matter for governments and adults, but it is also a matter for children." Vera said. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES