Protestors have began gathering at Kelvingrove Park ahead of a rally which is expected to see tens of thousands of people march through Glasgow.
Demonstrators are set to descend on the streets of Glasgow today as part of a ‘Global Day of Action for Climate Justice’ amid the COP26 summit.
Despite the heavy wind and rain, those gathered at the popular West End park were determined not to let the poor weather dampen their day.
The procession will see crowds weave through the streets of the city centre, before ending in a rally at Glasgow Green this afternoon.
Yesterday, around 30,000 people took part in the Fridays For Future march and were joined by Greta Thunberg.
The climate activist will join Mitzi Jonelle Tan, Vanessa Nakate and Darren McGarvey as the high profile speakers lined up to address the crowds calling for action on the climate crisis today.
The organisers of the events, the Cop26 Coalition, hope thousands of people from across the globe to take part in the series of planned marches.
The Global Day of Action will see similar rallies in hundreds of locations across the UK and internationally, including London, Manchester and several other cities.
It comes as the first week of the global climate conference draws to a close, and will give people a chance to have their voices heard on what’s been happening at COP26.
Asad Rehman, a spokesperson for the COP Coalition, said: “We are taking to the streets across the world this weekend to push governments from climate inaction to climate justice.
"This has been the least accessible climate summit ever - with so many people sidelined at the talks or not able to make it in the first place. Today those people are having their voices heard.
“The climate crisis has resulted from our broken, unequal societies and economies. We must transform our global economies into ones that protect both people and our planet instead of profit for a few.”
Brianna Fruean, a Samoan member of the Pacific Climate Warriors delegation and a speaker at the rally on Saturday, said: “As someone from one of the regions most threatened by climate breakdown I know just how important this climate summit is, and how crucial it is that voices are heard on the streets as well as the corridors of power.
"For a decade now, the storms in the Pacific have been getting more violent, the droughts have been longer and the floods deeper. Fishers cannot feed their families.
"Family-owned shops that are flattened in a cyclone are rebuilt, only to be destroyed by rising water.
“That’s why I’m marching today - with people right across the world - because it can’t go on like this. We refuse to be just victims to this crisis. We are not drowning, we are fighting and on Saturday the world will hear us.”
