MOCK Q.376- With reference to the Special Climate Change Fund, consider the following statements :

  

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Q.376 With reference to the Special Climate Change Fund, consider the following statements :

1. It was established in 1991 under UNFCCC to finance projects which enable the adaptation to climate change

2. It is operated by United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) & World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. D

It was established in 2001 under UNFCCC to finance projects which enable the adaptation to climate change

It is operated by Global Environment Facility (GEF)

EXPLANATION :

In 2001, Parties to the UNFCCC established the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) to support climate

change activities that are complementary to the GEF's climate change projects, with a special focus on

the most vulnerable countries. The objective of the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) is to support

adaptation and technology transfer projects and programs that: are country