A/HRC/44/30 Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other core human rights treaties, and the Declaration on the Right to Development, in all policies and programmes; (b) Active, free and meaningful participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities and their diverse representative organizations at all levels of decision-making and action; (c) Increased capacity and empowerment of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations; (d) Equality and non-discrimination of persons with disabilities in climate action; (e) Accessible and inclusive environments in addition to accessibility of information and communication; (f) Enhanced awareness of policymakers and the climate movement of the requirements and capacities of persons with disabilities; (g) Evidence-based decision-making that takes into account the requirements of persons with disabilities; (h) International cooperation, including through mobilization of resources to support the advancement of a human rights-based, disability-inclusive approach to climate action. 41. Such integration can be achieved by ensuring that persons with disabilities and their diverse representative organizations are consulted in the development of climate action plans and included in humanitarian responses to the adverse effects of climate change. Persons with disabilities and their representative organizations must be allowed to participate meaningfully in climate action and decision-making, including in leadership positions. An effective twin-track approach that ensures that all practices are inclusive, while providing targeted support to persons with disabilities where that is required is also crucial. Inclusive practices should build the resilience and adaptive capacity of persons with disabilities through effective empowerment. 42. Persons with disabilities must have access to the necessary information, skills and knowledge in order to relate to and deal with climate change impacts. Awareness-raising and capacity-building are critical to increasing understanding of climate change, climate action and disaster management planning among persons with disabilities and their representative organizations. Resilience can be built through rights and capacities, which provide vulnerable people with the agency to adapt. Persons with disabilities should play an active role in all stages of resilience-building programmes and policies while social protection may offer opportunities to enhance climate resilience. 43. Ensuring that emergency information, education, infrastructures and services are inclusive and accessible to all people, including persons with disabilities, is a legal imperative, in line with the principles of equality and non-discrimination. A just transition, with its focus on social inclusion and poverty eradication, offers an opportunity to maximize employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. That can be achieved by, inter alia, offering accessible development of green skills and green job employment services, as well as ensuring that green contracts and green jobs promote disability inclusion.56 44. Awareness-raising is also imperative to increase knowledge of disability-related issues among the general population and to fight stigma. Equally crucial is enhancing the knowledge of aid workers regarding the requirements and capacities of persons with disabilities, who are often overlooked in the early response phases of emergencies and face difficulties in accessing services and assistance, such as rehabilitation and assistive products. 45. Climate change financing, adaptation and mitigation must address those most at risk from the adverse effects of climate change, including persons with disabilities. National 56 12 See ILO, “Persons with disabilities in a just transition to a low-carbon economy”.