A/HRC/37/30 public participation and the right to information, contribute to efforts towards building resilient and sustainable societies because of the close interlinkages that exist between those rights and the impact and root causes of such events. The international human rights framework offers normative standards and guidance for States and others to take preventive action to reduce exposure and vulnerability and to enhance resilience, as well as to provide effective mitigation. 57. A number of actions that need to be taken from a human rights perspective in building the resilience of people and communities towards sustainable development, have been identified in the present report, inter alia: (a) To respect, protect and fulfil economic, social and cultural rights and other relevant human rights at all times, which serves to strengthen the resilience of people and communities in times of disasters and crises; (b) To gain a broader understanding of resilience, not limited to natural or scientific interpretations, but encompassing the full range of human rights, in order to develop measures to address the complex interplay of cultural, economic, environmental, political and social factors that are at the root of disasters and crises; (c) To empower people affected by disasters and crises, so that they can effectively participate and exercise their rights in planning and recovery processes; (d) To address inequality and discrimination, which is critical in reaching those who are left furthest behind first, who are typically most at risk and disproportionally affected by disasters and crises. To disaggregate data to identify who is being excluded or discriminated against, determine the root causes of inequality and discrimination, address unequal power relations and enhance the effective participation of people in decision-making processes that affect their lives, as essential elements of a human rights-based approach; (e) To fully integrate human rights in developing effective measures for prevention, adaptation, mitigation and recovery, and be guided by the human rights framework, which clarifies the obligations of States and the responsibilities of other actors and helps to determine the content of their actions and the scope for international cooperation and assistance; (f) To ensure the provision of remedy in cases where rights are violated, in accordance with international human rights law and strengthen the critical role national human rights institutions and regional and international human rights mechanisms play in monitoring violations of human rights. (g) To fully integrate human rights and particularly economic, social and cultural rights into early warning and prevention efforts. Despite the inextricable linkages between economic, social and cultural rights and sustainable development, disasters, crises and conflicts, more efforts towards full integration of those rights into existing frameworks on disaster risk reduction and conflict prevention are needed; (h) To honour and strengthen the climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments made by States under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and effectively implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. 13