UPSC Prelims 2018 – Question 35

Q35. With reference to the ‘Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015.
2. Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations.
3. 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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