Question

Q22. Consider the following statements about United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD):

1. It is only legally binding international agreement to address problem of desertification.

2. India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is the nodal Ministry for this Convention.

Which of the above statements are correct?

• A. a) 1 only
• B. b) 2 only
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
• D. d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C

c) Both 1 and 2

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

• UNCCD was adopted in 1994 and entered into force 1996. It is only legally binding international agreement to address problem of desertification and other land issues. It promotes good land stewardship and its end goal is to protect land from over-use and drought, so it can continue to provide food, water and energy.
• The Convention addresses desertification and land issues specifically arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as drylands.
• India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is the nodal Ministry for this Convention, as well as other two Rio Conventions -United Nations Framework Convention to Combat Climate Change (UNFCC) and Convention on Biological Diversity, having their genesis in Earth Summit in 1992 in Rio De Janerio, Brazil.