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<p>Climate action must be inclusive of people with disabilities and support their
rights. This means ensuring that information and services are accessible, challenging
social norms that create barriers to access and disaggregating data by gender, age
and disability. People with disabilities must be involved in climate action at all
levels and engagement with, and capacity building of, disabled people’s organisations
on climate issues is essential.</p><p>Through our focus on adaptation for COP26, we
are encouraging the international community to do more to drive effective delivery
of adaptation action on the ground, including through implementation of the Principles
for Locally-led Adaptation. These Principles provide a framework for ensuring that
those most impacted by climate change - including people with disabilities, indigenous
people, women and youth - are empowered to plan for and protect their own futures.</p><p>We
are committed to championing inclusivity throughout our COP26 Presidency. This is
why there is a dedicated COP26 civil society engagement team that works with NGOs
and rights groups, including those from the disability community, who have established
an official led disability working group that meets regularly, to help guide our preparation
for delivering a disability inclusive summit.</p>
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