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Q52·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2017

Global Climate Change Alliance

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Question

With reference to 'Global Climate Change Alliance', which of the following statements is/are correct?

1It is an initiative of the European Union.
2It provides technical and financial support to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets.
3It is coordinated by World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1.

    It is an initiative of the European Union.

  2. 2.

    It provides technical and financial support to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets.

  3. 3.

    It is coordinated by World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Options

a

1 and 2 only

Answer
b

3 only

c

2 and 3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) is indeed an initiative of the European Union, launched in 2007. Statement 1 is correct. The GCCA provides technical and financial support to particularly vulnerable developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets, making statement 2 correct. However, statement 3 is incorrect—the GCCA is coordinated by the European Union institutions (the European Commission), not by WRI and WBCSD. The WRI and WBCSD are separate organizations that work on sustainability but do not coordinate the GCCA. Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are correct. > GCCA = EU Initiative (not WRI/WBCSD) for Climate Integration in Developing Nations.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2017

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q52

Subject

Environment

Sub-topic

Climate change initiatives

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Current Affairs 2016-2017

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