Document summary
Following on the 2011 edition, this report analyses G20 countries' exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity and adaptive potential with respect to climate change risks. Overall, the report concludes that G20 countries have become marginally more vulnerable to climate change since 2011. Increasing water stress is the biggest risk factor because of the implications for economic activity and societal tensions. Canada, South Korea and the USA are the G20 countries least vulnerable to climate change risk, while India, China, Indonesia and South Africa seem to fall into the most vulnerable group.