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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following Grouping has agreed to establish a special Loss and Damage Fund?
A
G20
B
COP27
C
BRICS
D
ASEAN
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The establishment of a Loss and Damage Fund was, for many, the highlight of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP 27) and the culmination of decades of pressure from climate-vulnerable developing countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The final decision text, known as the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan was published on 20 November after negotiations overran the conference. The text reaffirms the commitment to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Detailed explanation-3: -COP27 closed with a breakthrough agreement to provide loss and damage funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by floods, droughts and other climate disasters. This was widely lauded as an historic decision. Why?

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