With reference to 'Global Climate Change Alliance', which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is an initiative of the European Union. 2. It provides technical and financial support to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets. 3. It is coordinated by World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

The correct answer is A, that is, 1 and 2 only.

• Statement 1 is correct. The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) is an initiative of the European Union, launched in 2007 to help the most vulnerable developing countries, especially Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, cope with climate change. It has since been continued as GCCA+.
• Statement 2 is correct. The GCCA gives technical and financial support so that partner countries can mainstream climate change into their national development plans, sector policies and budgets. The emphasis is on institutional capacity, not just projects on the ground.
• Statement 3 is wrong. WRI and WBCSD are independent bodies, and neither coordinates the GCCA. The alliance is run by the European Commission with partner countries and implementing agencies, so a question that attributes it to these two organisations is a planted distractor.

The core concept is climate finance channelled through bilateral and multilateral partnerships for adaptation and mainstreaming. For Mains, it links to India's own climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, the debate on climate finance for developing countries, and how adaptation is integrated into budgeting.

Trap: Candidates who recognise the names of WRI and WBCSD as climate-related bodies often assume they run the GCCA and mark option D or C.