Q. With reference to Ecological Threat Report (ETR), consider the following statements:
1. This is the first edition of the report and it assess only the natural disasters.
2. The report is released by the Institute for Economics & Peace.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Statement 1 is incorrect: This is the second edition of the Ecological Threat Report (ETR), which analyses 178 independent states and territories. The report assesses threats relating to food risk, water risk, rapid population growth, temperature anomalies and natural disasters.
Statement 2 is correct: Institute of Economics and Peace(IEP), an international think tank has released the “Ecological Threat Report (ETR) 2021”. IEP is one of the world’s leading think tanks headquartered in Sydney, Australia. It also releases reports such as the Global Peace Index and Global Terrorism Index.
Source: Around 1.3 billion people at high risk of conflict and displacement: Report
