Q35 (IAS/2018) Environment & Ecology › Climate Change & Global Initiatives › Climate-smart agriculture Official Key

With reference to the 'Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)', which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015. 2. Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations. 3. India was instrumental in the creation of GACSA. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Result

Your answer: — · Correct: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option B (statement 2 only).

Let's evaluate each statement:

**Statement 1 is INCORRECT**: GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015.[1] However, this information in the source is actually incorrect. GACSA was launched at the UN Climate Summit in New York in September 2014, not at the Paris Climate Summit in 2015. The Paris Summit (COP21) occurred later in December 2015.

**Statement 2 is CORRECT**: Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations.[2] This is a key feature of GACSA - it operates as a voluntary platform for knowledge sharing and action rather than imposing legal commitments on its members.

**Statement 3 is INCORRECT**: While the source mentions India in relation to GACSA, India was not instrumental in creating GACSA. In fact, India initially had reservations about joining GACSA and has maintained a cautious approach toward the alliance due to concerns about potential implications for agricultural policies.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct, making option B the right answer.

Sources

[1] https://employmentnews.gov.in/NewEmp/MoreContentNew.aspx?n=SpecialContent&k=30338
[2] https://employmentnews.gov.in/NewEmp/MoreContentNew.aspx?n=SpecialContent&k=30338

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Web source

Presence: 5/5

"GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015."

Why this source?

Directly states that GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015.
Source (Employment News) is a formal publication providing factual information about GACSA.

Indirect textbook clues (5)

How books hint at the answer

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 22: Renewable Energy > ez.r.5 International Solar Alliance > p. 288

Strength: 4/5

“International Solar Alliance (lSA) is launched at the COP21 Climate Conference in Paris on November 30 as a special platform for mutual cooperation among solar resource-rich countries lying fully or partially between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. The alliance is dedicated to address special energy needs of ISA member countries. International Agency for Solar Policy and Application (IASPA) will be the formal name of International Solar Energy Alliance. All Rights Reserved No part of this material may be reproduced in any form or by any means, without perrnission in writing.”

Why relevant

Shows that COP21 was used as a launch venue for international alliances (example: International Solar Alliance was launched at COP21).

How to extend

A student could check whether GACSA is listed among initiatives launched at COP21 or compare GACSA's founding date/place with COP21's date (Nov 2015).

Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 9: Agriculture > Salient Features: > p. 43

Strength: 3/5

“Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA): Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps to guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security in a changing climate. CSA aims to tackle three main objectives: sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes; adapting and building resilience to climate change; and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions wherever possible.”

Why relevant

Defines Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), the thematic area GACSA addresses, clarifying what kinds of organizations would be relevant outcomes of climate COPs.

How to extend

Use this definition to determine whether COP21 outcomes included CSA-specific institutional initiatives (like alliances) or only general agriculture references.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Bonn > p. 333

Strength: 4/5

“The Koronivia-Jerint Work on Agriculture (KjWA) is a decision that was reached at the COP 23, 2017 on next steps for agriculture within the UNFCCC framework. The decision officially acknowledges the significance of the agriculture sectors in adapting to and mitigating climate change. Under this landmark decision, countries agreed to work together to make sure that agricultural development ensures both increased food security in the face of climate change and a reduction in emissions.”

Why relevant

Notes a major agriculture-related decision (Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture) was reached at COP23 in 2017, indicating key agriculture actions occurred after COP21.

How to extend

A student could infer that if substantial agriculture commitments were decided in later COPs, GACSA might instead be linked to post-2015 agriculture processes and check its founding timing accordingly.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > zo16 > p. 323

Strength: 3/5

“I A crucial outcome of the COP zz, Marrakech climate conference was to move forward on writing the rule book of the Paris Agreement' The Conference successfully demonstrated to the world that the implementation of the Paris Agreement is underway, and launched the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action,”

Why relevant

Explains that Marrakech (COP22) advanced Paris rulebook implementation and launched the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action, showing COPs often produce implementation partnerships after Paris.

How to extend

A student could investigate whether GACSA belongs to these post-Paris implementation partnerships (COP22/COP23) rather than being an immediate COP21 outcome.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > 4.1c..1, Nationally determined contributions > p. 331

Strength: 4/5

“The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016. The first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA I) took place in Marrakech, Morocco from November 5-8, 2016. By the close of the Marrakech conference, it had been ratified by three countries representing more than three-fourths of global emissions' The agreement defines parties' basic obligations and establishes new procedures and mechanisms. But for these to be fully operational, their details must be further elaborated. This requires the adoption by parties of an extensive set of decisions known loosely as the "Paris rulebook."”

Why relevant

States the Paris Agreement entered into force in November 2016 and that many implementation details required further elaboration in subsequent COPs.

How to extend

Use this to reason that organizational outcomes tied to agriculture/climate implementation may have been established after Paris, prompting a check of GACSA's founding date relative to 2015–2017.

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