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

Answer: (B)

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).