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Glossary / Concept guide

Physical Climate Risk

Potential adverse consequences from climate-related hazards interacting with the exposure and vulnerability of people, ecosystems or assets.

At a glance

Potential adverse consequences from climate-related hazards interacting with the exposure and vulnerability of people, ecosystems or assets.

Why it matters

The same hazard can have different consequences for a farm, a utility site or a lending portfolio.

An operating example

Combine drought exposure with crop and borrower context when reviewing an agricultural loan portfolio.

Illustrative application, not a live customer result or a guarantee of product availability.

What it does and does not tell you

A hazard score alone is not a credit rating, insurance price or complete risk assessment.

Further reading

Primary references for the underlying concepts; the operating examples above are illustrative.