Q35. With reference to the ‘Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015.
- Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations.
- India was instrumental in the creation of GACSA.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: B
- Statement 1 is not correct: The Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) is an inclusive, voluntary, and action-oriented multi-stakeholder platform on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA). GACSA was launched in September 2014 in the margins of the UN Climate Summit. It was launched at COP 21 in Paris.
- Statement 2 is correct: Membership in the Alliance does not create any binding obligations and each member individually determines the nature of its participation.
- Statement 3 is not correct. India was not instrumental in the creation of GACSA. However, few Indian NGOs are its members.
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