CEDAW/C/GC/37 account the specific rights and needs of women and girls, including unmarried women and women heads of household, before, during and after disasters. VII. Dissemination and reporting 79. To effectively prevent and mitigate the impacts of disasters and climate change, States parties and other stakeholders should take measurable and targeted st eps to collect, analyse and disseminate information and data concerning the development of strategies, policies and programmes designed to address gender inequalities, reduce disaster risk and increase resilience to the adverse effects of climate change. 80. Cooperative networks between civil society organizations working in the field of gender equality and those working in humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and climate change should be established and should include national human rights institutions, government agencies at all levels and international organizations. 81. To ensure that effective monitoring and reporting systems are established, States parties should: (a) Design and institutionalize reliable mechanisms to collect and analyse data and monitor and disseminate findings across all areas relevant to disaster risk reduction, climate change and gender equality; (b) Ensure the participation of women at the subnational, national, regional and international levels in data collection and analysis and the monitoring and dissemination of findings; (c) Include information in their periodic reports to the Committee on the legal frameworks, strategies, budgets and programmes that they have implemented to ensure that the human rights of women are promoted and protected within policies relating to climate change and disaster risk reduction; (d) Translate the present general recommendation into national and local languages, including indigenous and minority languages, and disseminate it widely to all branches of government, civil society, the media, academic institutions and women’s organizations. 24/24 18-03824

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