This report groups a series of disability-inclusive initiatives in climate action around the world.
The European Disability Forum prepared this compilation because climate action projects are often not designed to be disability-inclusive.
The compilation shows that to remove barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from getting involved with climate action, stakeholders should do the following:
- Offer training and support for persons with disabilities to take leadership roles in climate action;
- Incorporate persons with disabilities as active contributors to the planning and implementation of climate action work, not just surface-level participants.
- Meaningfully engage with youth with disabilities, women with disabilities, and indigenous people with disabilities, as they are often sidelined and not offered the same resources as their peers;
- Prioritise funding for projects that are led by Organisations of Persons with Disabilities;
- Fill the data gap by carrying out research on disabilities and the impacts of climate change on persons with disabilities.
- Push for more countries to include disability in their Nationally Determined Contributions.
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