CEDAW/C/GC/37 organizations should take steps to minimize the harm that they may inadvertently be causing simply by being present and providing assistance. 20 51. In relation to non-State actors, States parties should: (a) Create environments conducive to gender-responsive investment in disaster and climate change prevention, mitigation and adaptation, including through sustainable urban and rural development, the promotion of renewable energy and social insurance schemes; (b) Encourage entrepreneurship among women and create incentives for women to engage in businesses involved in sustainable development and climateresilient livelihood activities in areas such as the clean energy sector and agroecological food systems. Businesses working in those areas should also be encouraged to increase the number of women whom they employ, in particular in leadership positions; (c) Conduct gender impact analyses of any proposed public-private partnerships in the areas of disaster risk reduction and climate change and ensure that diverse groups of women are involved in their design, implementation and monitoring. Particular attention should be paid to guaranteeing that all groups of women have physical and economic access to any infrastructure and services provided through public-private partnerships; (d) Adopt regulatory measures to protect women from human rights violations by private business actors and ensure that their own activities, including those conducted in partnership with the private sector and civil society, respect and protect human rights and that effective remedies are available in the event of human rights violations relating to the activities of non-State actors. Such measures should be applied to activities occurring both within and outside of the territory the State party concerned. E. Capacity development and access to technology 52. A lack of active participation by women in programmes relating to disaster risk reduction and climate change, in particular at the local level, impedes progress towards the implementation of gender equality commitments and the development of coordinated and effective policies and strategies for disaster risk reduction and climate resilience. Measures should be taken to build the capacity and capabilities of women, women’s rights organizations and State entities to participate in genderresponsive disaster risk and climate assessments at the local, national, regional and international levels. 53. In its statement on gender and climate change, the Committee noted that policies that supported gender equality in access to and use and control of science and technology and formal and informal education and training would enhance a nation’s capability in the areas of disaster reduction, mitigation and adaptation to climate change (A/65/38, part one, annex II). Too often, however, women have been una ble to gain access to technology, training opportunities and information, owing to gender based inequalities. 54. States parties should: (a) Increase the participation of women in the development of plans relating to disaster risk reduction and climate change, by supporting their technical capacity and providing adequate resources for that purpose; __________________ 20 18-03824 See A/HRC/28/76, paras. 40 (g), 99 and 104. 15/24