India has collaborated with which country to launch the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) initiative on the sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP26)?

• A. Australia and United Kingdom
• B. Japan and Australia
• C. Australia, Japan and United Kingdom
• D. United Kingdom and Japan

Answer: (A)

Australia, and the UK in collaboration with small island developing states (SIDS), have planned to launch a new initiative "Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)", on the sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP26).