Managing Climate Risks in Financial Sector
Learn to assess and manage climate-related financial risks through monetary and regulatory policies in this IMF course.
Learn to assess and manage climate-related financial risks through monetary and regulatory policies in this IMF course.
This specialized IMF course, part of the Macroeconomics of Climate Change series, focuses on managing climate risks in the financial sector. Participants learn about climate-related financial information architecture, regulatory frameworks, and stress testing methodologies. The course covers physical and transition climate risks, their implications for central bank operations, and strategies for effective risk management through financial and monetary policies.
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What you'll learn
Master climate-related financial information and reporting frameworks
Understand regulatory approaches to climate risk management
Learn climate risk stress testing and scenario analysis
Explore central bank responses to climate change challenges
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Module Description
This comprehensive course explores the intersection of climate change and financial sector risks. Students learn about climate-related financial information architecture, regulatory frameworks, and supervision strategies. The curriculum covers stress testing methodologies, climate risk analysis frameworks, and central bank operations in the context of climate change. Special emphasis is placed on practical applications and policy implications.
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Expert in Financial Sector Stress Testing and Climate Risk Analysis
Apostolos Panagiotopoulos is a Senior Financial Sector Expert in the Financial Sector Assessment and Policy Division at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He specializes in climate risk analysis and stress test modeling for the financial sector. Prior to joining the IMF in 2020, Panagiotopoulos spent a decade at the Bank of England, where he focused on developing stress test models for macroprudential policymaking. His expertise has contributed to the IMF's approaches to climate risk analysis in Financial Sector Assessment Programs (FSAPs), as evidenced by his co-authorship of the IMF Climate Note 2022/005. Panagiotopoulos holds a bachelor's degree from Athens University of Economics and Research, a master's from the University of Southampton, and a PhD from the University of Nottingham. As a Greek and British national, he brings a diverse perspective to his work on financial stability and climate-related financial risks.
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