Climate Risk: The Hidden Threat Africa’s Banks Can No Longer Afford to Ignore

Climate Risk: The Hidden Threat Africa’s Banks Can No Longer Afford to Ignore

By Hope Nakhayenze – Chief Risk Officer, dfcu Bank When the world marked Earth Day this year under the theme “Our Power, Our Planet,” much of the conversation focused on accelerating the transition to renewable energy and tripling global clean electricity generation by 2030. While those ambitions remain important, the reality for many businesses, financial institutions and communities across Africa is far more immediate. The question has moved b…