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 major portion of financial resources to these regions.
- 3.It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating the desertification.
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is correct: UNCCD works through national action programmes and international partnerships. Statement 2 is wrong: its regional focus is Africa, not South Asia. Statement 3 is correct: it follows a bottom-up approach with participation of local people. So 1 and 3.
Watch for: North Africa in Statement 2 sounds right, so students accept the whole statement.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the bottom-up approach in Statement 3 is also correct.
- B. Wrong because UNCCD's special focus is Africa, not South Asia.
- D. Wrong because Statement 2 is false.
Source to check: UNCCD convention text, Articles 4-10 and Annex I (Regional Implementation for Africa) (unccd.int)
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