UAE central bank convenes second climate forum on financial risks
The 8–9 October Abu Dhabi forum examined climate change implications for financial stability and monetary policy.
Event / data period: 2026-10-08
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The Central Bank of the UAE opened its second Climate Forum in Abu Dhabi on October 8, with a programme announced for October 8–9. Policymakers, financial institutions and international experts discussed climate risks, financial stability, monetary policy and sustainable finance.
The governor highlighted preparations for a climate-risk stress test, sustainability principles for reserve management and climate-related financial-risk regulation. He said sustainable sukuk enable banks to refinance more than US$100 billion of sustainable assets; this describes refinancing potential, not completed lending. The October 8 report also announced a first Climate Research Seminar with LSE CETEx scheduled for October 9.
Data
Sustainable assets refinancable through sustainable sukuk
Source-stated capacity indicator.
| Assets banks can refinance through sustainable sukuk (USD) | 100000000000 |
Methodology
The CBUAE governor described capacity above US$100 billion; this is not completed financing and the value is a lower bound.
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- Climate changeSuggested
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- Monetary policySuggested
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- Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Place role: Place mentioned by source · Place type: City · Location precision: Approximate
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