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:
- A1 and 3 only
- B2 onlyCorrect
- C2 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Let's analyze the statements concerning the 'Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)':
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GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015. This statement is incorrect. The Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) was launched at the UN Climate Summit in New York in September 2014, which was a year before the Paris Agreement was adopted in December 2015.
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Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations. This statement is correct. GACSA is explicitly a voluntary, multi-stakeholder platform. Its members, which include governments, private sector organizations, and civil society, commit to voluntary actions and initiatives to promote climate-smart agriculture but are not bound by any legally enforceable obligations or targets.
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India was instrumental in the creation of GACSA. This statement is incorrect. While India is a member and has actively participated in GACSA, the alliance was primarily initiated and championed by countries such as the Netherlands and New Zealand, with strong support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

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