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Absa Bank Ghana LTD

Absa Bank Ghana LTD — 2026 H1 · 60 assets · generated 2026-08-11 · PortfolioCheck methodology — Dr. Minka Aduse-Poku

A portfolio-scale physical-climate risk screen for a Ghanaian lender — every asset pinned and scored across flood, coastal, heat, riparian, land and drought hazards, ranked by vulnerability, concentrated geographically, and translated into a collateral-haircut and climate-ECL overlay with scenario horizons — structured for the Bank of Ghana Climate-Related Financial Risk Directive, the Ghana Sustainable Banking Principles and IFRS S2 / TCFD.

⚑ Wholly synthetic nationwide demonstration book. Public institution name used only as a navigation label; no bank or borrower data is represented.

Executive summary

This report screens Absa Bank Ghana LTD — 2026 H1 for Absa Bank Ghana LTD against physical-climate & environmental hazards, ranks every asset by vulnerability, maps the geographic concentration of risk, and translates the exposure into a collateral-haircut and climate-adjusted Expected-Credit-Loss (ECL) overlay — structured as evidence for the Bank of Ghana Climate-Related Financial Risk Directive and IFRS S2 / TCFD.

○ Screening data: seed location model — instant, zero-load default. Run a live screen (SafeGround + FloodGuard) for engine-backed flood, riparian, coastal and land layers.

GHS 41.38Mtotal exposure · 60 assets
17%of exposure at High+ risk
GHS 5.93Mcollateral shortfall (stressed)
3assets under-collateralised
GHS 1.53Mlargest single-event loss · Ashanti
GHS 401kannual physical damage (AAL)

Portfolio vulnerability distribution

Critical (3) High (7) Moderate (29) Low (21)

Vulnerability is a weighted composite of flood, coastal, heat, riparian, land and drought hazards (weights in §Methodology). Bands: Low <25, Moderate 25–50, High 50–75, Critical ≥75 (of 100).

1 · Portfolio risk map

60 assets pinned by vulnerability band. Low Moderate High Critical · switch to Satellite/Hybrid (top-right) to see building footprints.

2 · Geographic concentration of exposure

Where the book — and its high-risk exposure — clusters.

Region / clusterAssetsExposure % High+ riskHigh+ exposure
Greater Accra 13 GHS 13.82M
3% GHS 417k
Ashanti 9 GHS 7.43M
59% GHS 4.38M
Eastern 4 GHS 3.37M
0% GHS 0
Volta 9 GHS 2.83M
0% GHS 0
Central 4 GHS 2.62M
0% GHS 0
Western North 4 GHS 2.20M
0% GHS 0
Ahafo 3 GHS 2.01M
0% GHS 0
Bono 3 GHS 1.92M
0% GHS 0
Northern 2 GHS 1.39M
100% GHS 1.39M
Bono East 3 GHS 1.28M
0% GHS 0
Western 2 GHS 1.03M
0% GHS 0
Oti 2 GHS 490k
0% GHS 0
North East 1 GHS 490k
100% GHS 490k
Upper East 1 GHS 486k
100% GHS 486k

2b · Fairness & disparate-impact check (anti-redlining control)

Disparate-impact view: localities where High+ risk and repricing concentrate. A flagged locality is where risk-based outcomes could disproportionately affect a community — every high-risk asset routes to adaptation structuring (never a location denial), and price-based exclusion is the bank's market-conduct responsibility.

1 locality flagged where the High+ rate is ≥ 50% (≥ 1.5× the book's 17% average).

LocalityAssetsExposure High+ rateMean repricing
Odawna2GHS 417k100%17.6%
Nalerigu1GHS 490k100%0.4%
Tamale2GHS 1.39M100%5.8%
Bolgatanga1GHS 486k100%5.3%
Aboabo ⚠ concentrated3GHS 1.44M67%12.1%
Kumasi6GHS 6.00M33%9.8%
Tema7GHS 8.32M0%0.5%
Sefwi Wiawso4GHS 2.20M0%0.3%
Techiman3GHS 1.28M0%0.4%
Ho7GHS 2.24M0%0.4%
Cape Coast4GHS 2.62M0%17.8%
Koforidua4GHS 3.37M0%0.4%

3 · Hazard exposure across the book

Number of assets at High or Critical for each hazard. An asset exposed to several hazards is counted under each, so these counts (and the per-hazard exposures elsewhere) can overlap and sum above the portfolio total — they are not a partition.

Flood
10
17% of assets High+
Coastal / sea-level
6
10% of assets High+
Extreme heat
10
17% of assets High+
Riparian proximity
4
7% of assets High+
Land / contamination
0
0% of assets High+
Drought / water stress
2
3% of assets High+

4 · Financial impact — physical damage, collateral & climate ECL

Two channels, kept separate. (1) Physical damage — an Average Annual Loss (AAL) per hazard from a depth-damage × frequency proxy: GHS 401k/yr of expected (mostly uninsured) damage. (2) Market repricing — a forward collateral devaluation that raises stressed LTV and loss-given-default, driving GHS 5.93M of potential collateral shortfall and an GHS 81k/yr indicative climate ECL uplift. A single severe event in Ashanti could cause GHS 1.53M of correlated, simultaneous loss.

Indicative annual marginal overlay — not a lifetime/12-month staged IFRS 9 ECL, not a valuation, not the bank's PD/LGD model. All parameters (AAL, repricing, downturn LGD, PD, ~90% uninsured) are illustrative and exposed for calibration — see §Methodology and the gap register.

AssetLocalityBandExposure LTVAAL/yrRepricing Str. LTVLGDShortfall ECL+/yr
RFI01-00054 Kumasi High GHS 2.01M 80% 3.4% 16% 96% 38% GHS 758k GHS 14k
RFI01-00041 Kumasi Critical GHS 1.11M 69% 1.9% 8% 74% 22% GHS 243k GHS 4k
RFI01-00023 Tema Moderate GHS 2.32M 66% 0.2% 1% 67% 5% GHS 12k GHS 12
RFI01-00009 Aboabo Critical GHS 931k 90% 2.6% 13% 102% 43% GHS 404k GHS 6k
RFI01-00049 Tema Moderate GHS 2.15M 85% 0.1% 0% 85% 22% GHS 463k GHS 4k
RFI01-00001 Tema Moderate GHS 2.14M 77% 0.1% 0% 77% 13% GHS 275k GHS 3k
RFI01-00019 Kumasi Moderate GHS 1.20M 73% 1.8% 9% 80% 20% GHS 235k GHS 4k
RFI01-00015 East Legon Moderate GHS 1.60M 74% 0.1% 0% 74% 12% GHS 185k GHS 2k
RFI01-00021 East Legon Moderate GHS 1.52M 68% 0.1% 0% 68% 5% GHS 56k GHS 2
RFI01-00037 Tamale High GHS 845k 90% 1.0% 5% 95% 37% GHS 315k GHS 4k
RFI01-00010 Cape Coast Moderate GHS 962k 61% 4.0% 18% 74% 17% GHS 163k GHS 3k
RFI01-00058 East Legon Moderate GHS 1.35M 78% 0.1% 0% 79% 17% GHS 228k GHS 3k

Top 12 by exposure × vulnerability. Full per-asset detail is in the CSV export.

5 · Forward-looking scenario projection (IPCC AR6)

How the share of exposure at High+ risk migrates over time under SSP2-4.5 — Middle of the road. Each hazard is intensified by an AR6-grounded factor (Rx1day rainfall, hot-day count, consecutive dry days, sea-level rise) and applied to today's score with a bounded saturating projection — a screening estimate, not a downscaled climate forecast. The interactive dashboard lets the user switch between the SSP1-2.6 / SSP2-4.5 / SSP5-8.5 pathways and 2030–2100, and pull any single asset through all three.

Horizon% exposure High+ High+ exposureCritical assets Climate ECL uplift
Today 17% GHS 7.17M 3 GHS 81k
2030 25% GHS 10.37M 5 GHS 90k
2050 34% GHS 13.87M 6 GHS 98k

6 · Most-exposed assets — ranked register

Top 30 by exposure × vulnerability, with hazard fingerprint, data-confidence flag and the priority action. Hazard chips: Flood Coastal / sea-level Extreme heat Riparian proximity Land / contamination Drought / water stress.

AssetPropertyVuln.Hazards Conf.Exposure
RFI01-00054 AK-292-8294, Kumasi
Residential · Ashanti
High 60 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 2.01M
Priority actionFlood exposure here is largely PLUVIAL (rainfall / urban-drainage driven) and is substantially MITIGABLE — this asset need not stay in the high-flood band if drainage is built and maintained. Make engineered, maintained drainage a condition of the facility: correctly sized culverts/gutters, soakaways / SuDS, a raised plinth and finished-floor elevation, plus a desilting & maintenance covenant. Verified drainage works can move the asset out of the high-flood band and protect the collateral — finance them as a green-retrofit loan. Confirm flood insurance in the interim.
RFI01-00041 AK-920-5645, Kumasi
Commercial · Ashanti
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.11M
Priority actionSits within a watercourse / riparian buffer: confirm building permit and buffer compliance; heightened pluvial & legal-setback risk.
RFI01-00023 GM-744-8790, Tema
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 31 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 2.32M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00009 AK-484-4359, Aboabo
Residential · Ashanti
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 931k
Priority actionSits within a watercourse / riparian buffer: confirm building permit and buffer compliance; heightened pluvial & legal-setback risk.
RFI01-00049 GE-305-5377, Tema
Commercial · Greater Accra
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 2.15M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00001 GW-913-6225, Tema
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 29 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 2.14M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00019 AS-687-8668, Kumasi
Residential · Ashanti
Moderate 41 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.20M
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI01-00015 GD-678-6764, East Legon
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.60M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00021 GS-265-8432, East Legon
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.52M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00037 NT-841-8521, Tamale
Residential · Northern
High 55 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 845k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI01-00010 CC-844-9444, Cape Coast
Mixed-use · Central
Moderate 48 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 962k
Priority actionCoastal erosion / sea-level exposure: obtain shoreline-setback confirmation and a coastal-defence statement; treat as elevated collateral risk on long-tenor loans.
RFI01-00058 GD-325-9066, East Legon
Commercial · Greater Accra
Moderate 32 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.35M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00027 CC-567-7168, Cape Coast
Apartment · Central
Moderate 47 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 830k
Priority actionCoastal erosion / sea-level exposure: obtain shoreline-setback confirmation and a coastal-defence statement; treat as elevated collateral risk on long-tenor loans.
RFI01-00055 UB-083-2778, Bolgatanga
Commercial · Upper East
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 486k
Priority actionWater-stress exposure: confirm water supply security; relevant for agricultural / peri-urban collateral.
RFI01-00060 NS-807-1820, Tamale
Commercial · Northern
High 58 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 547k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI01-00007 CE-032-8581, Cape Coast
Residential · Central
Moderate 48 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 625k
Priority actionCoastal erosion / sea-level exposure: obtain shoreline-setback confirmation and a coastal-defence statement; treat as elevated collateral risk on long-tenor loans.
RFI01-00042 EN-559-9025, Koforidua
Residential · Eastern
Low 22 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.35M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00017 WS-708-3815, Takoradi
Residential · Western
Moderate 47 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 587k
Priority actionCoastal erosion / sea-level exposure: obtain shoreline-setback confirmation and a coastal-defence statement; treat as elevated collateral risk on long-tenor loans.
RFI01-00035 GA-486-2302, Nalerigu
Commercial · North East
High 55 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 490k
Priority actionWater-stress exposure: confirm water supply security; relevant for agricultural / peri-urban collateral.
RFI01-00032 AK-082-0588, Kumasi
Residential · Ashanti
Moderate 42 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 572k
Priority actionFlood exposure here is largely PLUVIAL (rainfall / urban-drainage driven) and is substantially MITIGABLE — this asset need not stay in the high-flood band if drainage is built and maintained. Make engineered, maintained drainage a condition of the facility: correctly sized culverts/gutters, soakaways / SuDS, a raised plinth and finished-floor elevation, plus a desilting & maintenance covenant. Verified drainage works can move the asset out of the high-flood band and protect the collateral — finance them as a green-retrofit loan. Confirm flood insurance in the interim.
RFI01-00003 AS-787-0283, Kumasi
Residential · Ashanti
Moderate 44 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 523k
Priority actionFlood exposure here is largely PLUVIAL (rainfall / urban-drainage driven) and is substantially MITIGABLE — this asset need not stay in the high-flood band if drainage is built and maintained. Make engineered, maintained drainage a condition of the facility: correctly sized culverts/gutters, soakaways / SuDS, a raised plinth and finished-floor elevation, plus a desilting & maintenance covenant. Verified drainage works can move the asset out of the high-flood band and protect the collateral — finance them as a green-retrofit loan. Confirm flood insurance in the interim.
RFI01-00025 AS-142-1482, Kumasi
Residential · Ashanti
Moderate 40 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 583k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI01-00056 EN-837-3478, Koforidua
Apartment · Eastern
Low 21 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 953k
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00016 WN-440-5309, Takoradi
Residential · Western
Moderate 46 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 442k
Priority actionCoastal erosion / sea-level exposure: obtain shoreline-setback confirmation and a coastal-defence statement; treat as elevated collateral risk on long-tenor loans.
RFI01-00033 GS-534-8452, Tema
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 642k
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00029 GE-352-1302, East Legon
Commercial · Greater Accra
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 608k
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI01-00018 GA-254-4247, Techiman
Residential · Bono East
Moderate 26 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 699k
Priority actionModerate thermal stress: note cooling-cost sensitivity.
RFI01-00047 AS-203-2824, Aboabo
Mixed-use · Ashanti
High 51 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 332k
Priority actionFlood exposure here is largely PLUVIAL (rainfall / urban-drainage driven) and is substantially MITIGABLE — this asset need not stay in the high-flood band if drainage is built and maintained. Make engineered, maintained drainage a condition of the facility: correctly sized culverts/gutters, soakaways / SuDS, a raised plinth and finished-floor elevation, plus a desilting & maintenance covenant. Verified drainage works can move the asset out of the high-flood band and protect the collateral — finance them as a green-retrofit loan. Confirm flood insurance in the interim.
RFI01-00052 GA-053-8410, Goaso
Residential · Ahafo
Low 21 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 814k
Priority actionModerate thermal stress: note cooling-cost sensitivity.
RFI01-00044 GA-866-7777, Goaso
Apartment · Ahafo
Low 21 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 807k
Priority actionModerate thermal stress: note cooling-cost sensitivity.

7 · Regulatory & disclosure conformance matrix

How this screen maps to the frameworks a Ghanaian bank must satisfy. Needs bank data / sign-off marks requirements that depend on the bank's own governance, models or disclosure — see the gap register (§8).

Regulatory basis (verified June 2026): the Bank of Ghana Climate-Related Financial Risk Directive was issued November 2024 (under Act 930 s.92(1) and related Acts) and is effective for banks from January 2026 (SDIs/NBFIs from January 2027); it requires disclosure aligned to IFRS S2 / ISSB. ICAG's IFRS S1/S2 roadmap (28 March 2024) is voluntary 2024–2026 and mandatory for Significant Public Interest Entities from 1 January 2027. Confirm the latest text against the BoG primary source before filing.

BoG Climate-Risk Directive

RefRequirementTopicStatusEvidence
Governance Board & senior-management oversight of climate-related financial risk Governance Needs bank data / sign-off Bank governance
Risk Mgmt Identify & assess climate physical-risk exposures across the portfolio Risk management Addressed (screening) Portfolio screen
Risk Mgmt Climate risk integrated into credit risk management & ECL Risk management Partial Finance overlay (ECL)
Scenario Forward-looking climate scenario analysis / stress testing Scenario Partial Scenario projection
Disclosure Disclosure of climate-related risks & portfolio exposure Disclosure Addressed (screening) Portfolio report
Data Data & methodology for climate-risk measurement, with quality flags Data Addressed (screening) Confidence flags

Ghana Sustainable Banking Principles

RefRequirementTopicStatusEvidence
P1 Environmental & social risk management in business decisions E&S risk Addressed (screening) Portfolio screen
P2 Manage the bank's own E&S footprint Footprint Needs bank data / sign-off Bank operations
P3 Protect human rights & vulnerable groups in lending (anti-redlining / just transition) Social Partial Adaptation-first origination + land/community screen
P4 Financial inclusion & women's economic empowerment Inclusion Needs bank data / sign-off Bank strategy — out of scope of a physical-collateral screen
P5 Promote green / climate-resilient finance & resource efficiency Green finance Addressed (screening) Green/resilience-loan pipeline
P6 Capacity building on sustainable finance Capacity Needs bank data / sign-off Bank / sector programme — out of scope
P7 Report & disclose sustainability performance Reporting Addressed (screening) Portfolio report
SGN Vulnerable-sector exposure per the Sector Guidance Notes (Construction & Real Estate) Sector notes Partial Property book maps onto the Construction & Real Estate SGN

IFC SBFN Measurement Framework

RefRequirementTopicStatusEvidence
Pillar 1 ESG integration — physical-climate ESRM in the credit process ESG integration Addressed (screening) Portfolio screen + origination
Pillar 2 Climate-risk management — physical risk identified, measured, disclosed Climate risk Addressed (screening) Portfolio screen + BoG return
Pillar 2 (nature) Nature / biodiversity (TNFD) dependency & impact risk Nature Gap Out of scope — physical climate only; Land hazard is a proximity screen, not a TNFD assessment
Pillar 3 Financing sustainability — green / resilience-lending pipeline Financing Partial Adaptation/green-loan candidate pipeline (pre-eligibility)

ISSB IFRS S2 / TCFD

RefRequirementTopicStatusEvidence
Governance Governance of climate-related risks & opportunities Governance Needs bank data / sign-off Bank governance
Strategy Physical-risk exposure of the lending book & its financial effects Strategy Addressed (screening) Portfolio screen + finance overlay
Risk Mgmt Processes to identify, assess & manage climate risk Risk management Partial Portfolio screen
Metrics Climate metrics: % of exposure at high physical risk; climate ECL Metrics & targets Addressed (screening) Portfolio metrics
Resilience Climate resilience under multiple scenarios / horizons Strategy Partial Scenario projection

NGFS scenarios

RefRequirementTopicStatusEvidence
Physical Acute & chronic physical-risk assessment under NGFS pathways Physical risk Partial Scenario projection
Horizons Short / medium / long horizon (2030 / 2050) exposure view Horizons Addressed (screening) Scenario projection
Transmission Transmission of physical risk to credit loss Transmission Partial Finance overlay (ECL)

PCAF (data quality)

RefRequirementTopicStatusEvidence
Geocoding Asset-level location data with quality scoring Data quality Addressed (screening) Confidence flags
Coverage Portfolio coverage & per-asset confidence flags Data quality Addressed (screening) Confidence flags

PCAF (financed emissions)

RefRequirementTopicStatusEvidence
Scope 3 Financed-emissions baseline for the real-estate book (cross-sell) Emissions Gap Not yet in scope

8 · Regulatory return summary (BoG semi-annual)

The figures a Ghanaian bank files under the BoG Climate-Related Financial Risk Directive — material risk + exposure to vulnerable segments. Parameter set: BoG baseline v1 (2026-06) · seed screen · as of 2026-08-11. Headline: 17% of exposure at High+ risk; GHS 81k/yr climate ECL uplift; GHS 5.93M stressed collateral shortfall; largest single-event loss GHS 1.53M (Ashanti). Exportable as a filing CSV.

Exposure by region

RegionExposureHigh+% High+
Greater AccraGHS 13.82MGHS 417k3%
AshantiGHS 7.43MGHS 4.38M59%
EasternGHS 3.37MGHS 00%
VoltaGHS 2.83MGHS 00%
CentralGHS 2.62MGHS 00%
Western NorthGHS 2.20MGHS 00%
AhafoGHS 2.01MGHS 00%
BonoGHS 1.92MGHS 00%
NorthernGHS 1.39MGHS 1.39M100%
Bono EastGHS 1.28MGHS 00%
WesternGHS 1.03MGHS 00%
OtiGHS 490kGHS 00%
North EastGHS 490kGHS 490k100%
Upper EastGHS 486kGHS 486k100%

Exposure by property type (segment)

TypeExposureHigh+
ResidentialGHS 25.74MGHS 3.98M
CommercialGHS 8.01MGHS 2.86M
ApartmentGHS 5.78MGHS 0
Mixed-useGHS 1.85MGHS 332k

9 · Gap register — what this screen does not replace

6 of 12 items are reliance-blocking. PortfolioCheck is screening-grade triage that flags collateral for closer review — it complements the bank's credit process; it does not certify it.

#AreaWhat is requiredOwnerSeverity
G01 Property valuation Climate haircuts are applied to an implied collateral value, not a surveyed valuation. The bank's valuation must confirm property values. Bank credit / valuation BLOCKING
G02 PD / LGD models ECL figures use illustrative default PD/LGD parameters. The bank must substitute its own IFRS 9 term-structure and recovery model. Bank risk modelling BLOCKING
G03 Building-level resilience Finished-floor elevation, flood defences and construction quality are not observed unless the bank records completed adaptation measures per asset; absent that, resilience is assumed unmitigated. Survey / site inspection BLOCKING
G04 Adaptation evidence Recorded adaptation measures that reduce an asset's risk are SELF-REPORTED until accepted by the supervisor; they receive no regulatory credit until taken in full once the bank holds evidence (site inspection / as-built / maintenance covenant). The bank must hold that evidence before relying on the reduced figures in a regulatory return. Bank / site verification BLOCKING
G05 Insurance status Whether each property carries valid flood/peril cover is a key loss mitigant and is not in the book; confirm per asset. Bank / borrower records BLOCKING
G06 Governance & disclosure Board oversight, the bank's own footprint and the formal disclosure statement are governance items this screen cannot produce. Bank governance BLOCKING
G07 Scenario calibration Forward views use IPCC AR6 SSP intensification factors applied with a bounded saturating map — screening estimates, not downscaled climate projections. Confirm the pathway and horizon assumptions before external disclosure. Climate science / consultant Advisory
G08 Transition risk out of scope This screen covers PHYSICAL climate risk only. The BoG Directive also requires transition risk (policy, carbon, stranded-asset) — material for a mortgage book mainly via energy-efficiency repricing; assess separately. Bank / consultant Advisory
G09 Nature / biodiversity (TNFD) out of scope This screen covers PHYSICAL CLIMATE risk only. Nature-related financial risk (TNFD dependencies & impacts) is deliberately out of scope; the Land hazard is a proximity screen (Ramsar/protected/contamination), NOT a nature dependency/impact assessment. Assess via a TNFD-aligned process. Bank / consultant Advisory
G10 Social / inclusion & just transition Financial-inclusion, gender and just-transition dimensions (SBP P3/P4; IFC SBFN) are out of scope of a physical-collateral screen. The tool's anti-redlining safeguard keeps credit flowing to exposed communities via a financeable fix (never a location denial), but inclusion is assessed by the bank. Bank / SBP programme Advisory
G11 Price-based exclusion (market conduct) The origination safeguard prevents a location DENIAL, but risk-based repricing/ECL can still price a poor flood-zone borrower out. Price-based exclusion is a market-CONDUCT matter the bank must govern (affordability, conduct rules); the tool flags it but does not cap pricing. Bank market-conduct / BoG conduct Advisory
G12 Refer-resolution audit A high-risk 'Refer for adaptation structuring' hands off to a credit officer who could still decline. The bank must LOG each refer's resolution (offer made / adaptation loan structured / declined-with-reason) and report the split so the anti-redlining safeguard is auditable, not just a suggestion. Bank credit workflow Advisory

Methodology (screening-grade)

Vulnerability. Composite = 50% weighted hazard load (Flood 34% · Coastal / sea-level 18% · Extreme heat 16% · Riparian proximity 12% · Land / contamination 10% · Drought / water stress 10%) + 50% of the single worst hazard, so one extreme hazard that can impair the security is not averaged away (bands: Low <25 · Moderate 25–50 · High 50–75 · Critical ≥75). Each hazard is scored 0–1 from a Ghana location model (SEED) and, in live mode, overlaid with SafeGround (flood / river / coastal / land) and FloodGuard (flood susceptibility), FloodGuard felt-heat (ERA5) and NASA POWER rainfall climatology (drought / water-stress).

Hazard → money (two channels). (1) Physical damage — an Average Annual Loss (AAL) per hazard = max-AAL × score1.5 (building-collateral ceilings: flood 5%; financially supported coastal risk 5.5%). Riparian proximity is represented through flood to avoid double counting; heat, land and drought remain due-diligence scores without a standalone building-damage AAL until a case-specific impairment model is supplied. Hazard AALs are combined across hazards; damage is assumed mostly uninsured in Ghana (~90% assumed — penetration is very low, so the loss falls on the collateral). (2) Market repricing — a forward collateral devaluation = ~35% of the capitalised AAL (cap rate 9%) + an insurability premium, capped at 40%; this raises the stressed LTV. ECL = PD × LGD × EAD (indicative annual marginal): LGD from realisable collateral with a smooth downturn liquidation, floored at 5% (Basel-style, so no LTV kink); PD = 2% base, rising with negative equity (strategic default) and uninsured damage. Not a lifetime/12-month staged IFRS 9 ECL, not a valuation. The single-event figure is a correlated-tail proxy (one severe event hitting all High+ assets in a region at once). Data quality is flagged on the PCAF 1–5 scale (screening is never better than 3). Scenario multipliers are illustrative — anchor to IPCC AR6 SLR / NGFS before disclosure. All parameters are exposed for recalibration against the bank's own loss experience.

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