GS3 · 10 marks · 150 words

Given its vast resources and technical expertise, India can play a key role in assisting the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) in dealing with the impact of climate change. Analyse.

Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2025

Climate ChangeEnvironmental GovernanceDisaster Risk ReductionDisaster Management

Syllabus: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

How toppers approached it

From all 5 answers · about 140 words · 40% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening80%
  • A figure20%

Body

  • Points80%
  • Points and prose20%

Close

  • A summary80%
  • No separate close20%

The toppers’ answers

AnanyaAIR 13 · CSE 2025 · 132 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Pacific Island Developing states are facing the immediate brunt burden of climate change. As per IPCC Report: The avg. temperature of earth will cross 1.5°C mark by 2 decades. PSIDS will be huge sufferers.

Body · points and prose

Diagram
* PSIDS * impact of climate change on them * Existential threat (eg: Nauru) * Sinking of Island (eg: Tuvalu) * Climate Refugee * Livelihood loss * Loss of indigenous culture

How India can help?

  • Financial Help
    1. India can provide loan to them, for creating adaptation techniques
    2. Loan can be used for Disaster mgt strategy
    3. Line of credit by India for investing in renewables

Technical Help

  1. Provide technical skills to the local for development of new renewable technologies
  2. sharing of ideas /innovation with them
  3. this India skilled worker can go and supplement them in the process

Psychological support

  1. by addressing raising their cause in UNFCCC

Close

This India can act as partner of PSIDS under its idea of Vasudev Kutumbakam

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