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).
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Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) is a European Union initiative, launched in 2007 to help the poorest and most climate-vulnerable developing countries, so statements 1 and 2 are correct. It is run by the EU, not by two private research and business bodies.
- ✓ 1. The EU launched the GCCA in 2007 for poor developing countries most exposed to climate change; it later became GCCA+, the EU's flagship climate initiative for such countries.
- ✓ 2. The Alliance was designed to give technical and financial support for adaptation and for building climate change into national development strategies, sometimes through budget support.
- ✗ 3. WRI and WBCSD are the two bodies behind the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, a corporate emissions-accounting standard. They do not coordinate the GCCA, which is managed by the EU.
Remember · GCCA (2007) is an EU initiative for least developed countries and small island states. WRI and WBCSD belong to the GHG Protocol, a different matter.
Sources
- EUR-Lex summary: Global Climate Change Alliance (European Union) ↗ “The GCCA will also provide financial and technical support for adaptation measures and the integration of climate change into development strategies.”
- European Court of Auditors, Special report 04/2023: The Global Climate Change Alliance(+) ↗ “In 2007, the EU launched the Global Climate Change Alliance initiative to help the poor developing countries most vulnerable to climate change increase their capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change.”
- World Bank Group: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Management Plan (WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol) ↗ “consistent with the principles and guidance of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative (GHG Protocol”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·