Climate Risks: The Role of Financial Regulators and Supervisors

Author: Nila S Khanolkar, Mr. David L Rozumek, and Peter Windsor

The paper examines financial regulators' roles in climate risks, highlighting adherence to core mandates and international standards, leveraging existing tools for banking, securities, and insurance supervision, and addressing capacity-building needs in emerging markets.

Volume/Issue: Volume 2026 Issue 001

Publication date: February 2026

ISBN: 9798229030137

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Banks and Banking , Finance , Environmental Economics , Business and Financial , regulation , supervision , regulator , supervisor , climate risks , climate , emerging markets , climate change , financial sector stability , securities

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Summary

The paper explores the role of financial sector regulators and supervisors with respect to climate risks; it discusses (i) the importance of adhering to core mandates and alignment with international standards; (ii) how existing regulatory and supervisory tools and approaches can be leveraged to address climate-related risks, outlining specifically the role of banking, securities and insurance supe rvisors; and (iii) considerations for supervisors in emerging market jurisdictions regarding capacity building.