A/HRC/10/61 page 26 rights to freedom of opinion and expression.112 Jurisprudence of regional human rights courts has also underlined the importance of access to information in relation to environmental risks.113 79. Participation in decision-making is of key importance in efforts to tackle climate change. For example, adequate and meaningful consultation with affected persons should precede decisions to relocate people away from hazardous zones.114 Under the Convention, States parties shall promote and facilitate “public participation in addressing climate change and its effects and developing adequate responses”.115 The right to participation in decision-making is implied in article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which guarantees the right to “take part in the conduct of public affairs”. Equally, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples states that States shall consult and cooperate with indigenous peoples “to obtain their free, prior and informed consent” before adopting measures that may affect them.116 The Convention on the Rights of the Child in article 12 enshrines the right of children to express their views freely in all matters affecting them. 3. Guiding principles for policymaking 80. Human rights standards and principles should inform and strengthen policymaking in the area of climate change, promoting policy coherence and sustainable outcomes. The human rights framework draws attention to the importance of aligning climate change policies and measures with overall human rights objectives, including through assessing possible effects of such policies and measures on human rights. 81. Moreover, looking at climate change vulnerability and adaptive capacity in human rights terms highlights the importance of analysing power relationships, addressing underlying causes of inequality and discrimination, and gives particular attention to marginalized and vulnerable members of society. The human rights framework seeks to empower individuals and underlines the critical importance of effective participation of individuals and communities in decision-making processes affecting their lives. 112 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, art. 19, and ICCPR, art. 19. 113 See e.g. Guerra and Others v. Italy, ECHR 14967/89; Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Case of Claude Reyes et al. v. Chile. Merits, Reparations and Costs, Series C, No. 151. 114 See A/63/275, para. 38. 115 Article 6. The amended New Delhi work programme on article 6 elaborates on and reinforces this point (FCCC/CP/2007/6/Add.1, decision 9/CP.13, annex, para. 17 (k)). 116 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, art. 19.