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This report summarizes the risks posed on Argentina's climate, ecosystems, food and water systems, and citizens by climate impacts, as well as its policies for mitigation, adaptation, and emissions reductions. Argentina’s climate ranges from tropical to polar. This variability is mainly due to the size, heterogeneity and orography of the country, which makes for extreme weather conditions and often leads to natural disasters. The country’s climate features and seasonality are influenced by the presence of the Los Andes mountains, which extend along the west of the country, as well as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and the Indian Dipole.

Therefore, the G20 Climate Risk Atlas represents a science-based tool that can support decision-making processes and the planning of required policies. The simple language, attractive features, and design is intended to ensure that the Atlas lends itself to easy consultation and dissemination, therefore opening the door, not only to decision-makers and stakeholders, but also to the general public, creating a participatory and iterative process which can be used to increase public awareness on climate issues. In the process of a sustainable transition, climate change must be considered the fundamental pillar of the political agenda. Only committed and timely mitigation and adaptation actions can limit the intensification of extreme events, the destruction of ecosystems, infrastructure and populations, and in the process enable people to benefit from a better and more equitable future.