A/HRC/36/46 must be an integral component of all decisions and actions taken on climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. 119. In order to prove their commitment to honour their human rights obligations, States must acknowledge the implications of climate change on human rights in the context of climate change mitigation and adaptation law and policies. As noted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, indigenous traditional knowledge systems and practice are a major resource for adapting to climate change and will contribute to making such measures more effective. 120. Climate finance has the potential to reinforce the efforts of indigenous peoples to adapt to the impacts of climate change and contribute to climate change mitigation. However, it also has the potential to create adverse impacts which undermine the rights of indigenous peoples. Violations of indigenous peoples’ rights have been seen in the implementation of renewable energy projects such as hydroelectric dams and windmills and REDD-plus projects. 121. Regarding climate change funds, indigenous peoples’ rights are referred to in the policies and safeguards of REDD-plus, the Green Climate Fund, the Adaptation Fund and the Global Environmental Facility. The practical application of these policies, however, requires continuous independent monitoring. Some climate finance mechanisms still fail to acknowledge the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and human rights standards. The adoption of a human rightsbased approach to all climate finance is crucial. B. Recommendations 122. States should: (a) Adopt all necessary policy, legal and administrative measures to effectively engage indigenous peoples in climate change adaptation and mitigation measures with full recognition of their rights over their lands, territories and resources as enshrined in international human rights law and recognized in the United Nations Framework Convention and the Sustainable Development Goals; (b) Ensure that indigenous peoples are effectively included in national climate change planning and monitoring processes; (c) Comply with the duty to consult and obtain the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples at all stages in the development of climate change initiatives which may affect their rights; (d) Promote participation of indigenous self-governance structures, which should be formally included in decision-making relating to international climate change policies and finance measures; (e) Devote resources to providing capacity-building for all stakeholders relating to climate finance, in particular supporting long-term capacity-building that enhances the transfer of technical knowledge; (f) Support partnerships between government authorities and indigenous peoples to encourage intercultural engagement in order to build trust and collaboration to favour shared goals of climate change action; (g) Ensure that gender considerations are adequately integrated into the development of climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and projects; (h) Provide funding for reparation, and notably for the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage Associated with Climate Change Impacts. 21