Question: What is/are the importance/importance of the ‘United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’?
- It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programs and supportive inter-national partnerships.
- It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of major portion of financial resources to these regions.
- It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating the desertification. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options:
A) 1 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
- (i) United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) aims to promote effective action through innovative national programmes and supportive international partnerships. UNCCD is committed to a bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating desertification. (ii) As per of the convention. Statement 3 is right. But UNCCCD focuses on Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern Mediterranean and Central and Eastern Europe. Hence statement 2 is wrong. Therefore, answer (c).
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