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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which institution released the Adaptation Gap Report 2022?
A
NITI Aayog
B
UNEP
C
WEF
D
UNFCCC
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will launch the 2022 edition of the Adaptation Gap Report in a virtual press conference in the lead up to the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27).

Detailed explanation-2: -Alexandre Magnan contributed to 2 chapters of the 2022 issue of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Adaptation Gap Report.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report, 2022, global efforts in adaptation planning, financing and implementation are not enough to prepare vulnerable communities around the world to adapt to the rising risks from the impacts of climate change.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2022, the devastating impacts of the triple planetary crisis were compounded by widening inequality, conflict and rising food and energy prices. Yet, it was also a year of renewed vigour on environmental action.

Detailed explanation-5: -The global mean temperature in 2022 is currently estimated to be about 1.15 [1.02 to 1.28] °C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. A rare triple-dip cooling La Niña means that 2022 is likely to “only” be fifth or sixth warmest.

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