UAE Central Bank to hold second Climate Forum in Abu Dhabi on 8 October
In short
The Central Bank of the UAE will organise its second Climate Forum on 8 October 2026 in Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, bringing together central banks, regulators and financial institutions. The CBUAE will also hold its first Climate Research Seminar on 9 October 2026 with the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The forum will cover climate risk for the financial sector, transition plans and sustainable finance priorities.
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The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates will organise its second Climate Forum on 8 October 2026 in Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the CBUAE Board of Directors, the bank said in an announcement carried by WAM. [ 1 , 2 ]
According to the announcement, the forum will bring together representatives from central banks, regulatory authorities and financial institutions to strengthen the financial sector’s resilience and its capacity to address climate-related risks, and to support the transition to a sustainable economy. The documents describe the gathering as a platform for cooperation and for sharing expertise in sustainable finance. [ 1 , 2 ]
The stated agenda includes the strategic implications of climate change, transition plans across economic sectors and how to finance them, and the role of public-private partnerships. The forum will also examine sustainable finance priorities, the importance of climate data for financial and regulatory decisions, and the implications of climate-related risks for monetary policy and banking supervision. [ 1 , 2 ]
The CBUAE will additionally hold its inaugural Climate Research Seminar on 9 October 2026 in collaboration with the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The seminar is to review research on climate, sustainable investment and monetary policy to support financial and banking policy development, according to the announcement. Both events are presented as part of the CBUAE’s efforts to support the UAE’s climate agenda and embed sustainability principles in the financial sector; the available texts of both documents end before that section is complete. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The forum places climate-related risk on the agenda of central banks and regulators, and signals that the CBUAE intends to keep developing supervisory and monetary-policy approaches to it. Bringing together regulators and financial institutions in Abu Dhabi also positions the emirate as a venue for sustainable-finance discussions.
Key facts
- The CBUAE will organise its second Climate Forum on 8 October 2026 in Abu Dhabi. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The forum is held under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the CBUAE Board of Directors. [ 1 , 2 ]
- It will bring together representatives of central banks, regulatory authorities and financial institutions. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Topics listed include transition plans across economic sectors and their financing, public-private partnerships, sustainable finance priorities, climate data and the implications of climate risk for monetary policy and banking supervision. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The CBUAE will hold its inaugural Climate Research Seminar on 9 October 2026 with the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise at the London School of Economics and Political Science. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The seminar will review research on climate, sustainable investment and monetary policy. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The CBUAE will organise its second Climate Forum on 8 October 2026 in Abu Dhabi. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The forum is under the patronage of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and is aimed at strengthening the financial sector’s capacity to address climate-related risks and support the transition to a sustainable economy. [ 1 , 2 ]
- A first Climate Research Seminar will be held on 9 October 2026 in collaboration with the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise at the London School of Economics and Political Science. [ 1 , 2 ]
Still unclear
- Which central banks, regulators and financial institutions will attend the forum, and at what level. The documents describe the intended participants only in general terms and name no institutions or speakers.
- The forum and seminar agendas, outcomes or expected announcements. The documents list discussion themes but no programme, decisions or targets.
- Both documents end mid-sentence, so later parts of the announcement could not be read. The available article texts are truncated.