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:
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect
- The Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) was launched during the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014, which was held in New York, not during the Paris Climate Summit in 2015.
- GACSA works towards three aspirational outcomes to:
- Improve farmers’ agricultural productivity and incomes in a sustainable way;
- Build farmers’ resilience to extreme weather and changing climate;
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture, when possible.
Statement 2 is correct
- GACSA is a voluntary platform (not creating any legally binding obligations for its members) open to governments, international and regional organisations, institutions, civil society, and businesses that agree with its vision and its Framework Document.
Statement 3 is incorrect
- GACSA was launched by a group of countries, and India was neither a founding member nor played a key role in its establishment.
