CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development has recently launched in which of the following countries?
A
South Africa
B
Italy
C
Netherlands
D
Brazil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Africa Center for Climate and Sustainable Development inaugurated in Rome.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals with 169 targets that all 191 UN Member States have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2030.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the 2021 Global Climate Risk Index, which looks at the real-world impacts of climate change over the last year and the last 20 years, five of the 10 countries most affected by climate change in 2019 were in Africa. Those five countries were: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Sudan, and Niger.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mozambique has emerged as the most vulnerable to climate change in Africa, with the World Bank emphasizing that “limited fiscal space and social vulnerabilities in Mozambique are exacerbated by climate and disaster shocks impacting growth and development” on a regular basis.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Foundation for the Development of Africa (FDA) (NPC) is a non-membership, private, (NPC) Not-for-profit company actively involved with initiating and facilitating business and other processes conducive to sustainable development in Africa - with the emphasis on sustainability!

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