The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was formally established by the 194 parties to the UNFCCC at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) held in Cancun, Mexico, in 2010. Its operational modalities were then agreed upon, and the fund was operationalized at COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, in 2011.
Which of the following statements is incorrect for ‘Green Climate Fund” (G CF)
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2013 · Topic: Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change (International Conventions and Agreements on Climate Change (e.g., UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement))
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Answer: A. It was established in the Durban Conference of Climate Change.
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