A/78/167 67. Persons who interact with persons with albinism, such as health -care professionals, employers and teachers, frequently do not understand t he specific risks that a changing climate poses to persons with albinism. States can support persons with albinism to ensure that they have access to climate change education programmes and that climate change education programmes for the general population cover issues that affect persons with albinism specifically. Information received from Burkina Faso and Japan indicates that the issue of climate change is addressed in the national school curriculum. 68. In Kenya, the civil society organization Black Albinism is raising awareness, in Kajiado, Kitui and Machakos counties, of climate change and its effects. As part of those efforts, it conducts research and runs education and advocacy workshops for persons with albinism and their communities, including pa rents and community health workers. The programme also trains “climate change champions” – many of whom are persons with albinism themselves – to further spread awareness of climate action in communities. The programme is a good example of how persons with albinism need to be involved not only as recipients but also as providers of climate change education. 69. States must also ensure that climate funding mechanisms are accessible to persons with albinism and can support climate adaptation and mitigation i nitiatives led by persons with albinism. The Global Greengrants Fund, through its Disability Rights and Climate Justice Advisory Board, awards small grants to organizations to promote the inclusion of climate change in their disability rights agendas. To d ate, the fund has supported over 250 organizations of persons with disabilities and environmental justice NGOs. This includes projects and organizations that specifically focus on promoting the inclusion of persons with albinism in climate discourse and funding that supports persons with albinism to engage directly in climate action. For example, the Fund has provided funding for the Albinism and Disability Advocacy Centre, in Nigeria, to organize technical training on the impacts of climate change on persons with albinism in Edo state and advocate their special consideration in climate discourse. The Fund has also provided funding to the organization Voice of Disabled Women in Tanzania to provide accessible training and materials to young persons with disabilities (including those with albinism) to plant tree nurseries. The aim is to combat deforestation, which itself disproportionately affects persons with albinism as it removes the shade needed to protect their skin from sun exposure. IX. Conclusion and recommendations 70. The present report provides a preliminary overview of the impact of climate change on persons with albinism. Foremost among this is the impact on their enjoyment to the right to the highest attainable standard of health, owing to th e increased vulnerability to skin cancer. However, the impact of climate change goes far beyond this for persons with albinism and affects the extent to which they are able to participate in all aspects of society. While little research has been done specifically on climate change and albinism, the information available indicates that climate change, in conjunction with exclusion from climate action, is causing persons with albinism to experience violations of a broad spectrum of their human rights, including the right to an adequate standard of living, protection and safety in situations of risk, inclusive education, decent and safe working conditions, freedom from violence and freedom from discrimination. States must act urgently to protect persons with albinism from these negative impacts of climate change. 23-13701 21/23