enough. In order to address this failure, panellists and participants made several recommendations to help effectively integrate human rights considerations in climate adaptation and mitigation efforts and to spur the urgent action that is so critically needed to prevent climate change from becoming a human rights catastrophe. Recommendations from the full-day panel discussion on climate change                  Appointment of a Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change to identify good practices, strengthen accountability mechanisms, engage with the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and further explore the links between climate change and human rights; Thorough integration of human rights obligations, standards and principles in international and national climate policy and action, including COP 21; Participation of all relevant stakeholders in the development and implementation of climate change policies and action; Mitigation and adaptation efforts that place people at the centre, are gender sensitive, and ensure the rights of persons, groups and peoples in vulnerable situations, including women, children, indigenous peoples and the poor. These could be informed by the use of impact assessments to ensure that climate actions benefit those facing the greatest risks; Improved regulation of the private sector in order to mitigate their contributions to climate change and ensure their respect for human rights in all their actions; Enhanced cooperation based on principles of equity and fairness to ensure adequate funding and research into adaptation measures to help the poorest countries and those persons, groups and peoples most at risk; Intensified research and development into renewable sources of energy and energy conservation to reduce the emissions intensity of growth; Equitable access to technology, including, if necessary, the lowering of intellectual property standards and facilitation of technology transfer; The creation of a climate justice fund; Protecting and utilizing traditional knowledge of local communities and indigenous peoples to support the effective use of resources for agriculture and forestry; Titling the lands and territories of indigenous peoples and other communities in order to support preservation of forests and improved carbon storage; Utilizing community-based climate monitoring to reduce monitoring costs and enhance early warning systems; Improved capacity-building, development assistance, innovative finance and clean development mechanisms; Improved communication between climate change negotiators and human rights experts including through increased participation in the Geneva Pledge; Consideration by States of the linkages between human rights and climate change during the universal periodic review; Increased scrutiny of the impacts of climate change on human rights by Human Rights Council special procedures mandate holders; A special session of the Human Rights Council on human rights and climate change; and Page 27 of 28