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What is/are the importance/importances of the 'United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification'? 1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programmes and supportive international partnerships. 2. It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of a major portion of financial resources to these regions. 3. It is committed to a bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating desertification. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

What is/are the importance/importances of the 'United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification'? 1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programmes and supportive international partnerships. 2. It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of a major portion of financial resources to these regions. 3. It is committed to a bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating desertification. Select the correct answer using the code given below. Correct Answer 1 and 3 only

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only.

  • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD):
    • It was established in 1994.
    • It is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.
    • The UNCCD is particularly committed to a bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating desertification and land degradation. Hence statement 3 is correct.
      • ​ The convention's 195 parties work together to improve the living conditions for people in drylands, to maintain and restore land and soil productivity, and to mitigate the effects of drought.
    • This convention aims to promote effective action through innovative local programmes and supportive international partnerships. Hence statement 1 is correct.
      • The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of the most vulnerable ecosystems and peoples can be found.
    • The implementation of UNCCD is around five regional annexes: Africa (given a priority because there is where desertification is most severe), Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Northern Mediterranean, and Central and Eastern Europe
    • There is no such provision that the secretariat facilitates the allocation of the major portion of financial resources to the South Asia and North Africa regions. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.

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