What is/are the importance/importance of the ‘United Nations Convention to Combatt Desertification’?
- It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programs and supportive international partnerships.
- It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of a major portion of financial resources to these regions.
- It is committed to a bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating desertification.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- 1 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statements 1 and 3 are correct
- UNCCD, along with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UNFCCC, emerged from the 1992 Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit. UNCCD was established in 1994 in Paris. It is ratified by 196 countries and European Union. India ratified the UNCCD Convention in 1996.
- It is an agreement for ensuring global action against land degradation.
- It is the only legally binding international agreement that links environment and development to sustainable land management.
- The Convention requires countries to draw up their national action programmes (NAP) using a bottom-up approach — from the local community up — to restore degraded lands.
- The Global Mechanism (GM) was established under UNCCD to assist countries in the mobilisation of financial resources to implement the Convention.
- The CoP is the supreme decision-making body of UNCCD. It is held every two years. The CoP reviews the implementation of the Convention, formulates strategies, coordinates its work with other agencies and NGOs, and so on
Statement 2 is incorrect
- Although the UNCCD gives special attention to Africa, it does not specifically focus on South Asia and North Africa, nor does its Secretariat allocate a major portion of financial resources specifically to these regions
