{"id":37224,"date":"2025-02-12T19:52:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=37224"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:18:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T07:48:25","slug":"corruption-perceptions-index-cpi-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-02-2025\/corruption-perceptions-index-cpi-2024","title":{"rendered":"Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Governance\/GS4\/Ethics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>India ranked 96 out of 180 countries<\/strong> in the <strong>Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong><strong>Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2024 <\/strong><\/strong>highlights how corruption is hindering<strong> global efforts to combat climate change.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The index ranks <strong>180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It uses a <strong>scale of zero to 100,<\/strong> where \u201czero\u201d is highly corrupt and \u201c100\u201d is very clean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The report has been compiled by <strong>Transparency International.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corruption is an evolving global threat that does far more than undermine development \u2013 it is a key cause of <strong>declining democracy, instability and human rights violations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key CPI 2024 Findings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>85% of the world\u2019s population lives in countries with <strong>CPI scores below 50.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India scored 38 out of 100, dropping one point from 2023, and ranked 96th.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Least Corrupt Countries:<\/strong> Denmark, Finland, Singapore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Most Corrupt Countries: <\/strong>South Sudan, Somalia, Venezuela.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Corruption is Affecting Climate Action?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Weakens Climate Policies:<\/strong> Corruption prioritizes the interests of a few powerful groups over the public good, leading to weaker environmental policies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Erodes Governance &amp; Law Enforcement:<\/strong> Poor governance and lack of transparency reduce accountability in climate decision-making.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Misuse of Climate Funds:<\/strong> Many climate-vulnerable nations score below 50 on CPI, increasing risks of fund misallocation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Worsens Inequality:<\/strong> Marginalized communities bear the brunt of climate change due to ineffective policies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Undermines Multilateralism:<\/strong> Corruption influences climate negotiations, empowering fossil fuel lobbyists and reducing transparency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recommendations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Strengthen Anti-Corruption Measures: <\/strong>Integrate safeguards in climate finance and policies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increase Transparency in Climate Policy: <\/strong>Implement lobbying regulations and open climate finance records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhance Investigations &amp; Protections: <\/strong>Protect whistleblowers and environmental activists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promote Public Engagement: <\/strong>Ensure communities affected by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/climate-change\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/blog\/climate-change\/\"> climate change<\/a> are included in decision-making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transparencia.org.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/CPI2024_Report_EN.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Transparencia&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India ranked 96 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37224"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51462,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37224\/revisions\/51462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}