UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

With reference to 'Global Climate Change Alliance', which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is an initiative of the European Union. 2. It provides technical and financial support to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets. 3. It 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 and 2 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 2 only

Explanation

The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) is indeed a European Union initiative (statement 1 correct) that offers technical and financial support to vulnerable developing countries for climate mainstreaming (statement 2 correct). It is not coordinated by WRI/WBCSD — that description matches the Global Climate Change Alliance's counterpart, so statement 3 is wrong.

Topics: climate change and international initiatives, gcca features, geography, global climate change alliance