Kingdom of the Netherlands-The Netherlands: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Technical Note on Climate Risk Analysis

June 18, 2024

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Kingdom of the Netherlands-The Netherlands: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Technical Note on Climate Risk Analysis, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2024) accessed September 27, 2024

Summary

The Netherlands is exposed to both physical and transition risks from climate change. Due to unique geographic factors, about 60 percent of the land surface in the Netherlands is vulnerable to flooding from the sea and the large rivers, with nearly 26 percent of the land surface below sea level. Also, the Netherlands has high levels of nitrogen depositions from agriculture and transportation, exceeding the critical value set by EU Directives.

Subject: Climate change, Commercial banks, Environment, Financial institutions, Insurance companies, International organization, Monetary policy, Natural disasters

Keywords: B. flood scenario, Climate change, Commercial banks, Flood scenario design scheme, Global, Insurance companies, Natural disasters, Nitrogen emission intensity, Risk analysis, Statistics Netherlands, Types classification

Publication Details

Pages:

51
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2024/169
Stock No:

1NLDEA2024005
ISBN:

9798400279690
ISSN:

1934-7685

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