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The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at
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The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at The [1]United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro[1]. This conference, also known as Rio+20, marked the 20th anniversary of the original Earth Summit and focused on green economy as one of its key themes. PAGE unites the expertise of five UN agencies – UN Environment Programme (UNEP), International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR)[2]. The initiative was launched to provide coordinated support to countries seeking to transition towards resource-efficient, low-carbon, and socially inclusive development pathways. Option A refers to an earlier summit in Johannesburg (2002), while Options C and D refer to different events - the Paris Climate Agreement (2015) and a summit in New Delhi (2016) - neither of which were the origin of PAGE.
Sources- [2] https://www.unep.org/topics/finance-and-economic-transformations/transforming-economies/partnership-action-green-economy
PROVENANCE & STUDY PATTERN
Guest previewThis question rewards 'Thematic Mapping' over rote memorization. While PAGE is a specific entity, the answer lies in knowing that 'Green Economy' was the central theme of the Rio+20 Conference (2012). If you knew the headline theme of each summit, the answer was automatic.
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Presence: 3/5
"The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at ... The Earth Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, Johannesburg"
Why this source?
- Explicitly states that PAGE "emerged" in association with the Earth Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 in Johannesburg.
- Identifies PAGE as a UN mechanism for assisting countries transition to greener, more inclusive economies, tying the entity named to the claimed origin event.
- Explicitly states that PAGE "emerged" in association with the Earth Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 in Johannesburg.
- Identifies PAGE as a UN mechanism for assisting countries transition to greener, more inclusive economies, tying the entity named to the claimed origin event.
Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 21: Sustainable Development and Climate Change > Ro+20 > p. 598
Strength: 5/5
“The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012. Rio+20 re-energised the political commitment to sustainable development and its dimensions on economic growth, social improvement and environmental protection. Rio+20 focused on the Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and to develop an institutional framework for sustainable development.”
Why relevant
Explicitly links Rio+20 (2012) with a focus on the 'Green economy' and institutional framework for sustainable development.
How to extend
A student could infer that initiatives explicitly about a 'green economy' are more likely to have been launched or emphasised at Rio+20 (2012) than at Johannesburg 2002, and check PAGE's founding date against 2012.
Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 28: International Organisation and Conventions > The Johannesburg Summit > p. 390
Strength: 4/5
“The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, agreed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Earth Summit 2002) affirmed its commitment to 'full implementation' of Agenda 21, alongside achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and other international agreements.”
Why relevant
Describes the Johannesburg 2002 outcomes (the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation) and their emphases (Agenda 21, MDGs), showing the summit's documented priorities.
How to extend
Use this pattern to judge whether a programme about the 'green economy' fits Johannesburg 2002's documented priorities or seems more aligned with later Rio+20 themes.
Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 21: Sustainable Development and Climate Change > SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE > p. 595
Strength: 4/5
“The Club of Rome and Limits to Growth
Brundtland Commission and Our Common Future The Earth Summit Millennium Summit and the United Nations Millennium Declaration Millennium Development Goals Rio+20 Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
Sustainable Development Goals SDG India Index Sustainable Climate Finance Global Climate Risk Index and India Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) Concept of Inter-generational and Intra-generational Equity of Sustainable Development”
Why relevant
Lists milestones including Rio+20 and Sustainable Development initiatives (SDSN, SDGs), indicating an ongoing evolution of sustainability agendas after 1992 and 2002.
How to extend
A student could use this timeline pattern to place the likely origin of a green-economy partnership within the sequence (e.g., closer to Rio+20) and then verify PAGE's founding year.
Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 29: Environment Issues and Health Effects > fuo+zo > p. 427
Strength: 4/5
“• The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 4-6, 2012. • The first UN Conference on Sustainable Development was the "Earth Summit", held in 1992, and it spawned the three "Rio Conventions" - thE UNFCCC, thc UNCCD, ANd thc UNCBD.”
Why relevant
Notes that the 2012 UN Conference (Rio+20) was a UN conference on sustainable development, reinforcing that major new themes (like green economy) were advanced at Rio+20 rather than earlier summits.
How to extend
Combine this with the explicit green-economy link at Rio+20 (snippet 10) to suspect PAGE more plausibly emerged around 2012 than at Johannesburg 2002.
Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 21: Sustainable Development and Climate Change > THE EARTH SUMMIT > p. 597
Strength: 3/5
“The delegates from 178 nations met in Rio De Janeiro in June 1992 for the largest UN conference - 'The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)' also known as 'The Earth Summit'. The summit was intended to put sustainable development at the forefront and to frame a common action plan to stop environmental degradation. An action plan was framed in this summit with regard to sustainable development, known as 'Agenda 21'. • Outcome documents of the Earth Summit: Rio Declaration on Environment and ö Development, Agenda 21, Forest Principles. • Important legally binding agreements that were signed: Convention on Biological ō Diversity (CBD), UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).”
Why relevant
Summarises the original Earth Summit (1992) outputs (Agenda 21, conventions), showing earlier summits set different agendas and naming conventions for initiatives.
How to extend
A student could contrast the 1992/2002 summit outputs with the later green-economy emphasis to assess whether PAGE fits the 2002 summit's typical outputs or a later shift.
Explicitly links Rio+20 (2012) with a focus on the 'Green economy' and institutional framework for sustainable development.
A student could infer that initiatives explicitly about a 'green economy' are more likely to have been launched or emphasised at Rio+20 (2012) than at Johannesburg 2002, and check PAGE's founding date against 2012.
Describes the Johannesburg 2002 outcomes (the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation) and their emphases (Agenda 21, MDGs), showing the summit's documented priorities.
Use this pattern to judge whether a programme about the 'green economy' fits Johannesburg 2002's documented priorities or seems more aligned with later Rio+20 themes.
Lists milestones including Rio+20 and Sustainable Development initiatives (SDSN, SDGs), indicating an ongoing evolution of sustainability agendas after 1992 and 2002.
A student could use this timeline pattern to place the likely origin of a green-economy partnership within the sequence (e.g., closer to Rio+20) and then verify PAGE's founding year.
Notes that the 2012 UN Conference (Rio+20) was a UN conference on sustainable development, reinforcing that major new themes (like green economy) were advanced at Rio+20 rather than earlier summits.
Combine this with the explicit green-economy link at Rio+20 (snippet 10) to suspect PAGE more plausibly emerged around 2012 than at Johannesburg 2002.
Summarises the original Earth Summit (1992) outputs (Agenda 21, conventions), showing earlier summits set different agendas and naming conventions for initiatives.
A student could contrast the 1992/2002 summit outputs with the later green-economy emphasis to assess whether PAGE fits the 2002 summit's typical outputs or a later shift.
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