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Q49·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2015

Green Climate Fund for Climate Action

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Question

Which of the following statements regarding 'Green Climate Fund' is/are correct?

1It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
2It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1.

    It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.

  2. 2.

    It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.

Options

a

1 only

Answer
b

2 only

c

Both 1 and 2

d

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The Green Climate Fund (GCF), established at COP16 in Cancun (2010), aims to assist developing countries in both adaptation to climate change impacts and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Statement 2 is partially incorrect in its scope: while the GCF works with various multilateral institutions, it is not simply founded under the aegis of all four named organizations in the way suggested. The GCF is a UNFCCC-governed fund and is headquartered at Songdo, South Korea, though it does coordinate with multiple institutions. The statement oversimplifies the institutional arrangement. > Green Climate Fund = UNFCCC mechanism for developing nations' climate adaptation and mitigation. Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q49

Subject

Environment

Sub-topic

International Environmental Agreements

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

UNFCCC and Climate Change Current Affairs

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