Podcast: Supervising Climate Risk: ECCB's Perspective

Year Published

2020

Contributing Organizations

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

Toronto Centre

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB)

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Type of Resource

Webinar or Podcast

Languages

English

Relevant Topics

Core Topic

Climate Policies & Frameworks

Topic 2

Climate Strategy & Capabilities

Target Audience

Governments & Policymakers

Technical Assistance Providers

Education Providers / Think Tanks / NGOs

MDBs/DFIs

Banks

Relevant Geography

Latin America and the Caribbean

Resource Description

This resource is a podcast transcript featuring the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank discussing how the ECCB is addressing climate-related financial risks.

Why This Matters

This resource shows how a central bank is responding to climate risks through regulation, resilience planning, and capacity building, while calling attention to critical gaps in climate finance and private sector involvement.

Key Insights

Frames climate change as a financial stability risk, especially for small island states
Describes updates to ECCB’s business continuity planning and target to be carbon neutral by 2022
Highlights the requirement for licensees to integrate climate risk into risk management
Emphasizes regional efforts on fiscal and financial resilience, including risk transfer tools

Secondary File Resources

Secondary Resource Link(s)

Direct link to TC Website for further information

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