The demonstration was organised by environmental organisations Greenpeace, Milieudefensie and development organisation Oxfam Novib, Xinhua news agency reported.
The demonstrators want people and businesses to use more wind and solar energy and less coal, oil and gas. In addition, they demand more to be done to combat deforestation and to get more money to help people directly affected by the consequences of climate change.
The demonstration on climate change in Amsterdam was one of the many in the world on Sunday. People also took to the streets in London, Berlin, Tokyo, Seoul and Melbourne.
The UN climate change conference will conclude on December 11. (IANS)