India ranks low on tackling economic, environmental risks: WEF

global environmental risks and second-lowest for economic risks, while Switzerland is on the top, a report said today.

As per the annual Global Risks Report published by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF), the biggest global risk in terms of likelihood is 'severe income disparity' for the next 10 years, while 'major systemic financial failure' will be the top-most risk before the world in terms of impact.

The report said that Switzerland is best placed among the world's 10 major economies for adapting to or recovering from global economic and environmental risks.

While India is ranked ninth in terms of its ability to tackle global economic risks, it comes last at tenth position for environmental risks. Italy is ranked lowest at tenth

position for economic risks.

The rankings of the 10 major economic of the world – Brazil, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Russia, the UK and the US – are based on a Global Risks Perception Survey of over 1,000 experts from across the world.

"Switzerland was perceived as having the highest ability to adapt and/or recover from economic and environmental global risks; both Italy and India were rated relatively low," the WEF report said.

However, India fared relatively better at sixth position in terms of the government's risk management effectiveness, although it ranks second-lowest in terms of its global competitiveness index score as well.

The survey on risk management effectiveness found that Germany, Switzerland and the UK are perceived by business leaders

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