UPSC Ecology And Environment Environmental Issue And Environmental Pollution Question Bank Environmental Issues

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    Which of the following statements regarding 'Green Climate Fund' is/are correct? (IAS Prelims 2016)
    1. It is intended to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
    2. It is founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD,
    Asian Development Bank and World Bank.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    A)  1 only             

    B)  2 only

    C)  Both 1 and 2                

    D)  neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a fund within if framework of the UNFCCC founded as a mechanism to redistribute money from the developed to developing world, in order to assist the developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. The Fund is governed by the GCF Board. The assets of the GCF will be administered by a trustee only for the purpose of and in accordance with, the relevant decisions the GCF Board. The World Bank was invited by the COP to serve as the interim trustee of the GCF, subject to a review three years after operation of the Fund.


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