Climate Change and Sovereign Risk: Launch Event

Scheduled during the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Group 2020 Annual Meetings, this event highlights the key findings of a new policy report by SOAS University of London, Asian Development Bank Institute, WWF, and Four Twenty Seven on the impacts of climate-related physical and transition risks on sovereign credit risk and debt sustainability, as well as the public policy and financial governance implications.

Speakers: Shamshad Akhtar (Karandaaz Pakistan), John Beirne (ADBI), Ekhosuehi Iyahen (Insurance Development Forum), Emilie Mazzacurati (427), David S. McCauley (WWF), Nick Robins (LSE), Ahmed M. Saeed (Asian Development Bank), Mark Thomas (World Bank), Ulrich Volz (SOAS)