Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2015 · Environment · Question 43

What is the Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?

  1. It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
  2. It is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
  3. It is a Conference of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
  4. It is a Conference of the Member Countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Answer

It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

(a) Rio+20 refers to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, 20 years after the 1992 Earth Summit. Correct.

(b) It was not a WTO Ministerial Meeting; WTO ministerials are separate trade negotiations forums. Incorrect.

(c) It was not a conference of the IPCC; the IPCC is a scientific assessment body, not the organizer of Rio+20. Incorrect.

(d) It was not a Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity; CBD COPs are separate treaty meetings. Incorrect.

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