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Q 297 / 466

UPSC CSE Prelims 2015

Read the following passage and answer the item(s) that follow, your answers to these item(s) should be based on the passage only.

Climate change is a complex policy issue with major implications in terms of finance. All actions to address climate change ultimately involve costs. Funding is vital for countries like India to design and implement adaption and mitigation plans and projects. Lack of funding is a large impediment implementing adaptation plans. The scale and magnitude of the financial support required by magnitude of the financial support required by developing countries to enhance their domestic mitigation and adaptation actions are a matter of intense debate in the multilateral negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Convention squarely puts the responsibility for provision of financial support on the developed countries, taking into account their contribution to the stock of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. Given the magnitude of the task likely to fall short of the current and projected needs of the developing countries. Global funding through the multilateral mechanism of the Convention will enhance their domestic capacity to finance the mitigation efforts.
According to the passage, which of the following is/are a matter of intense debate in the multilateral negotiations under UNFCC regarding the role of developing countries in climate change?

  1. The scale and size of required financial support.
  2. The crop loss due to climate change in the developing countries.
  3. To enhance the mitigation and adaptation actions in the developing countries.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

EXPLANATION

Correct Option (c)

Statements 1 and 3 are correct.

  • Statement 1: The passage explicitly states, "The scale and magnitude of the financial support required by developing countries... are a matter of intense debate in the multilateral negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)." This directly confirms that the scale and size of required financial support constitute a matter of intense debate.
  • Statement 3: The passage links the financial support to the need "to enhance their domestic mitigation and adaptation actions." Therefore, the enhancement of mitigation and adaptation actions in developing countries, and the financial mechanisms to achieve this, are integral to the intense debate within the UNFCCC negotiations.

Incorrect Options:

  • Statement 2: The passage discusses the financial implications and negotiation points related to climate change under the UNFCCC. It does not mention "the crop loss due to climate change in the developing countries" as a specific matter of intense debate within these multilateral negotiations. While crop loss is a consequence of climate change, the passage does not present it as a subject of contention in the diplomatic discussions.