With reference to ‘Global Climate Change Alliance’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is an initiative of the European Union.
2. It provides technical and financial support to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets.
3. It is coordinated by World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and

Answer: (a)        

Explanation:

• The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) is an initiative of the European Union.
• Its overall objective is to build a new alliance on climate change between the European Union and the poor developing countries that are most affected and that have the least capacity to deal with climate change.
• The GCCA works through the European Commission’s established channels for political dialogue and cooperation at national and international level.
• In 2015, GCCA entereda new phase by becoming the flagship initiative Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+).