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Q- IDENTIFY THE CORRECT STATEMENT ABOUT BOBLME PROJECT.

1- CAMBODIA IS A PART OF THIS PROJECT.

2-IT IS ADMINISTERED BY FAO

A)1 only

B)2 only

C)1 and 2

D)neither 1 nor 2

• GEF approved a grant of USD 15 million for the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project, started by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2009, involving all eight countries along its coastline – Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

• It is a financial mechanism established under the 1992 Rio
• Earth Summit to help tackle our planet’s most pressing
• environmental problems. • It is managed by World Bank.
• Presently, it involves an international partnership of 183
• countries, international institutions, civil society organizations and the private sector that addresses global environmental issue
• Over 400 million people in the Bay of Bengal area are dependent on coastal and marine resources for their food, livelihood and security.

• • Rapid population growth, high dependence on resources and increased land use has resulted in over exploitation of fish stocks and habitat degradation, and has led to considerable uncertainty whether the ecosystem will be able to support the livelihoods of the coastal populations in the future.
  • Despite the large number of international, regional and sub-regional bodies and programmes operating in the Bay, none have a clear mandate, geographical scope and/or capacity to support a regional initiative that would effectively address the issues confronting the coastal communities of the BOB.
  • the current existence of many ineffective policies, strategies and legal measures at the National level would likely impede the development of any regional arrangements.

• Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, have declared their willingness to work together through the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project and lay the foundations for a coordinated programme of action designed to improve the lives of the coastal populations through improved regional management of the Bay of Bengal environment and its fisheries.

• The Project has five components

1. Strategic Action Programme
2. Coastal/Marine Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Use:
3. Improved Understanding and Predictability of the BOBLME Environment
4. Maintenance of Ecosystem Health and Management of Pollution:
5. Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Knowledge Management

• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
• It helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since its founding in 1945, FAO has focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world’s poor and hungry people.

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