Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Climate Risks for the Financial Sector

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Target audience: All government officials are welcome to register.
Particularly beneficial: Officials in finance, economy, and planning ministries who provide advice on macroeconomic policies or implement policy.
Qualifications: Some knowledge of economics is helpful.
Technical requirements: Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser is essential.

Title: Macroeconomics of Climate Change - Climate Risks for the Financial Sector (MCCx-CRFS)
Session No.: OL 24.117
Status: Deadline passed
Location: Course conducted online
Date: January 1, 2024 - April 15, 2024 (15 weeks)
Delivery Method: Online Training
Primary Language: English
Presenting units: Institute for Capacity Development and Monetary and Capital Markets Department

This online course is the fifth in a six-part Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCCx) series.
Focus: Key components of financial and monetary policies that can help manage physical and transition climate risks.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Identify the need for improving the availability of climate-change-related financial information and the three building blocks underpinning climate information architecture.
Explain latest developments in regulation and supervision of climate related financial risks and the theoretical basis for climate risk regulation shaping designs of regulatory and supervisory frameworks.
Describe the importance of assessing climate risks using stress testing frameworks and provide an overview of climate scenarios as well as climate risk analysis frameworks.
Describe the implications of climate change risks on central bank operations and how central banks can adjust their operations to mitigate financial sector risks stemming from climate change.