111 and health affect climate vulnerability,”507 thus the need to devote “adequate resources to the realization of the economic, social and cultural rights of all persons, particularly those facing the greatest risks.”508 States must guarantee equity in climate action and give further protection to those who have contributed least to GHG emissions including developing countries, indigenous peoples, people in vulnerable situations, and future generations. Toward this end, States must guarantee that climate actions do not “exacerbate inequalities within or between States. For example, indigenous peoples’ rights should be fully reflected in line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and actions likely to impact their rights should not be taken without their free, prior and informed consent. Care should also be taken to ensure that a gender perspective, including efforts to ensure gender equality, is included in all planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The rights of children, older persons, minorities, migrants and others in vulnerable situations must be effectively protected.”509 Thus, States must “ensure meaningful youth participation and representation in multilateral, national and local decision-making processes … actively involve indigenous peoples and local communities in designing and implementing climate action… [and] increase the full, meaningful and equal participation of women in climate action and to ensure gender-responsive implementation and means of implementation.”510 vii. Ensure a Just Transition Towards an Environmentally Sustainable Economy Global cooperation is necessary for working towards a just and equitable outcome.The collective knowledge of the global community must complement the local and regional experience and realities, including an understanding of differences in goals, values, risks, barriers, and opportunities, in the 507 Mohamed Behnassi, Himangana Gupta, & Olaf Pollmann, Human and Environmental Security in the Era of Global Risks Perspectives from Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands: Perspectives from Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands,10.1007/978-3-319-92828-9 (2019) [hereinafter Behnassi, et al., 2019] (Emphasis supplied). 508 Id. (Emphasis supplied.) 509 OHCHR, CoP 21 Submission, supra note 349, at 4, para 9. 510 Glasgow Climate Pact, supra note 480, para 95.