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UPSC Essentials: The Hindu Analysis – Key Developments in Climate Finance, International Relations, and Health on November 22, 2023

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Introduction

Welcome to our in-depth analysis of The Hindu's coverage for November 22, 2023, tailored for UPSC CSE WBPCS preparation. In today's review, we delve into several pivotal areas including the latest OECD report on climate finance, technological advancements in education through the SATHEE portal, and the evolving international dynamics of oil production in OPEC countries. Furthermore, we analyze the critical impacts of climate change on global health and environmental ecology. Join us as we unpack these vital issues, providing crucial insights for aspiring UPSC candidates.

ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

THE OECD REPORT ON CLIMATE FINANCE

Report published by an organization by an organization for economic cooperation and development showed that economically developed countries fell short of their promise to jointly mobilize 100 billion dollars a year towards climate mitigation and adaptation needs of developing countries in 2021.

HOW CLIMATE FINANCE IS ACCOUNTED FOR?

  • The OECD report shows that of the 73.1 billion mobilized $ in 2021 by the public sector via bilateral multilateral channels, 49.6 million dollars was provided as loans.

  • The IECD report states that two third of the public climate finance was provided as loans it is eventually pointing towards and exacerbating debt stress in foreign countries.

WHAT IS CLIMATE FINANCE?

  • There is no commonly agreed definition of climate finance the oecd report suggests that derisking with government intervention and calling on integrated private finance mobilization strategies as part of their core objective can be stated as climate finance.

  • It is very helpful and important at the same time because right now the developed countries are stable enough to have climate control protocols for industrial development and other things but the developing and underdeveloped Nation can't cope up with the sustainable climate protocols which actually affects their international clauses and standards.

POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

SATHEE PORTAL

  • Self assessment test and help for entrance exam or SATHEE is a particular program designed for exam preparation.

  • The online coaching platform has been launched by the ministry and IIT Kharagpur it is an open learning platform available to students at free of cost.

  • The students who cannot afford such training program is a bridge to them to reach their goals.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

RISING SEA LEVELS

  • Rising of sea levels of Maldives and the Indian Ocean archipelago as they are already facing a scarcity of drinking water but the new President says he will fight back by adopting technology and promises the low lie Nation will beat back the waves through ambitious land reclamation and building inlands higher

    Rising sea level - current affairs wala

MORE OPEC+ SUPPLY CUTS LIKELY NEXT YEAR AS OIL PRICES PLUNGE

WHAT IS OPEC?

  • The organization of petroleum exporting countries is called OPEC ; it was created at the Baghdad conference in 1960 by Iran Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

  • The aim of the organization is to control the supply and manage the price of oil in a way that it does not affect both the producing and purchasing countries.

  • The headquarter is Vienna Austria

  • The membership of OPEC is actually open to any country that is a substantial exporter of oil and which shares the idea of organization.

  • Right now there are 14 OPEC members.

  • The countries which are not OPEC members but still export crude oil are termed as OPEC+ countries.

ENVIRONMENT ECOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH

RECOGNISING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH

  • It is estimated that if the global temperature rises more than two degree celsius in many parts of India it would become inhabitable.

  • The double button of morbidity that India faced in earlier times in terms of communicable and noncommunicable resources will rise.

  • And the different factors such mosquitoes pics and several flies and animals will facilitate the growth of infection through their life cycle

  • It is also expected that more vectors and pathogens in these areas will arise which do not exist now.

  • He also authors the virulence of pathogens.

  • Reduction in availability of food and water and the decreasing nutritious level of food would increase the vulnerability of diseases.

  • As we also know that epidemics commonly occur after flood but extended want period can also promote blood pressure of water and foodborne pathogens that will ultimately result in an epidemic like situation.

  • And ultimately it will hit mental health which is also poorly managed in India.
  • Hit physical exertion dehydration will continuously lead to kidney failures and rising more diseases due to uncontrolled diabetes.
  • India has to recognise climate change and its impact on health as a problem that needs to be addressed.
  • Researchers who work in this area need to come up with policy options for action. The National state and local government have to decide how to act on the policy and try to adopt climate friendly living.
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