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GCB Bank Plc

GCB Bank Plc — 2026 H1 · 192 assets · generated 2026-10-03 · 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 GCB Bank Plc — 2026 H1 for GCB Bank Plc 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: built-in analyser — Ghana location model, instant, offline, zero-load default. Add the live engine overlay (SafeGround + FloodGuard) for engine-backed flood, riparian, coastal and land layers.

GHS 108.87Mtotal exposure · 192 assets
28%of exposure at High+ risk
GHS 9.65Mcollateral shortfall (stressed)
2assets under-collateralised
GHS 1.87Mlargest single-event loss · Upper East
GHS 517kannual physical damage (AAL)

Portfolio vulnerability distribution

Critical (30) High (38) Moderate (103) 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

192 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 19 GHS 25.52M
8% GHS 1.96M
Eastern 12 GHS 11.20M
0% GHS 0
Upper East 21 GHS 9.77M
100% GHS 9.77M
Volta 19 GHS 9.04M
0% GHS 0
North East 22 GHS 7.01M
100% GHS 7.01M
Northern 10 GHS 6.52M
100% GHS 6.52M
Savannah 17 GHS 5.86M
0% GHS 0
Ashanti 9 GHS 5.80M
14% GHS 840k
Bono 9 GHS 5.58M
0% GHS 0
Western North 13 GHS 4.95M
0% GHS 0
Upper West 10 GHS 4.50M
100% GHS 4.50M
Ahafo 7 GHS 4.27M
0% GHS 0
Oti 11 GHS 3.81M
3% GHS 127k
Western 3 GHS 2.29M
0% GHS 0
Bono East 9 GHS 2.29M
0% GHS 0
Central 1 GHS 456k
0% GHS 0

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

Two lenses. CONCENTRATION shows where High+ risk clusters (can be legitimate geography). PROPORTIONALITY flags localities repriced HARDER than their measured risk warrants (repricing intensity ≥ 1.5× the system's) — the actual disparate-impact question. Every high-risk asset routes to adaptation structuring (never a location denial); price-based exclusion remains the bank's market-conduct responsibility.

No locality is repriced disproportionately to its measured risk. 4 locality(ies) also show concentrated High+ risk (≥ 53%).

LocalityAssetsExposure High+ rateMean repricingRepricing intensity
Nalerigu ⚠ concentrated22GHS 7.01M100%0.4%0.39
Odawna (small sample)3GHS 1.96M100%19.9%19.93
Bolgatanga ⚠ concentrated21GHS 9.77M100%5.1%5.14
Wa ⚠ concentrated10GHS 4.50M100%0.4%0.40
Tamale ⚠ concentrated10GHS 6.52M100%5.8%5.80
Kumasi (small sample)7GHS 5.04M14%11.6%80.90
Dambai11GHS 3.81M9%0.3%3.70
Techiman (small sample)9GHS 2.29M0%0.4%—
Takoradi (small sample)3GHS 2.29M0%4.3%—
Ho18GHS 8.84M0%0.3%—
Damongo17GHS 5.86M0%0.4%—
Koforidua12GHS 11.20M0%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
11
6% of assets High+
Coastal / sea-level
1
1% of assets High+
Extreme heat
111
58% of assets High+
Riparian proximity
7
4% of assets High+
Land / contamination
0
0% of assets High+
Drought / water stress
53
28% 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 517k/yr of expected (mostly uninsured) damage. (2) Market repricing — a forward collateral devaluation that raises stressed LTV and loss-given-default, driving GHS 9.65M of potential collateral shortfall and an GHS 79k/yr indicative climate ECL uplift. A single severe event in Upper East could cause GHS 1.87M 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
RFI12-00095 East Legon Moderate GHS 2.90M 56% 0.1% 0% 56% 5% GHS 0 GHS 4
RFI12-00128 East Legon Moderate GHS 2.64M 84% 0.1% 0% 84% 12% GHS 319k GHS 835
RFI12-00091 Kumasi Moderate GHS 1.92M 88% 2.6% 12% 100% 35% GHS 678k GHS 9k
RFI12-00064 Bolgatanga Critical GHS 872k 90% 1.3% 5% 95% 28% GHS 243k GHS 2k
RFI12-00126 East Legon Moderate GHS 2.08M 78% 0.1% 0% 78% 5% GHS 107k GHS 70
RFI12-00041 East Legon Moderate GHS 2.14M 54% 0.1% 0% 54% 5% GHS 0 GHS 3
RFI12-00184 Tamale High GHS 1.11M 64% 1.1% 6% 68% 5% GHS 0 GHS 33
RFI12-00098 Tamale High GHS 1.07M 89% 1.3% 7% 95% 30% GHS 314k GHS 3k
RFI12-00123 Bolgatanga Critical GHS 822k 92% 1.3% 7% 99% 32% GHS 262k GHS 2k
RFI12-00185 Bolgatanga Critical GHS 800k 67% 1.1% 6% 71% 5% GHS 33k GHS 23
RFI12-00180 Wa Critical GHS 789k 92% 0.1% 0% 92% 20% GHS 154k GHS 230
RFI12-00025 East Legon Moderate GHS 1.84M 60% 0.1% 0% 61% 5% GHS 0 GHS 3

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 28% GHS 30.73M 30 GHS 79k
2030 32% GHS 34.52M 58 GHS 82k
2050 52% GHS 56.84M 64 GHS 85k

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
RFI12-00095 GS-545-7956, East Legon
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 31 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 2.90M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI12-00128 GZ-249-6704, East Legon
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 32 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 2.64M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI12-00091 AS-148-5029, Kumasi
Residential · Ashanti
Moderate 40 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.92M
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.
RFI12-00064 UB-129-5736, Bolgatanga
Residential · Upper East
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 872k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00126 GS-876-2613, East Legon
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 31 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 2.08M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI12-00041 GA-384-0029, East Legon
Commercial · Greater Accra
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 2.14M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI12-00184 NS-530-6550, Tamale
Commercial · Northern
High 56 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.11M
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00098 NS-705-4437, Tamale
Residential · Northern
High 58 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.07M
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00123 UB-803-3413, Bolgatanga
Residential · Upper East
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 822k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00185 UB-082-6842, Bolgatanga
Commercial · Upper East
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 800k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00180 XW-508-9464, Wa
Residential · Upper West
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 789k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00025 GW-582-1717, East Legon
Apartment · Greater Accra
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.84M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI12-00025-N207 GW-582-1717, East Legon
Apartment · Greater Accra
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.84M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI12-00103 NS-027-3505, Tamale
Residential · Northern
High 55 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.01M
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00173 UB-725-6181, Bolgatanga
Residential · Upper East
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 724k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00065 GW-409-8858, Odawna
Residential · Greater Accra
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 713k
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.
RFI12-00030 GM-784-6362, East Legon
Commercial · Greater Accra
Moderate 32 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.66M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI12-00132 NT-991-1281, Tamale
Apartment · Northern
High 57 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 931k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00135 UB-747-3935, Bolgatanga
Apartment · Upper East
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 703k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00012 AK-988-9977, Kumasi
Residential · Ashanti
High 62 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 840k
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.
RFI12-00021 EE-609-9102, Koforidua
Residential · Eastern
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.64M
Priority actionModerate thermal stress: note cooling-cost sensitivity.
RFI12-00119 XW-766-2147, Wa
Residential · Upper West
High 55 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 850k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00068 EN-820-5313, Koforidua
Residential · Eastern
Moderate 29 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.63M
Priority actionModerate thermal stress: note cooling-cost sensitivity.
RFI12-00101 UB-285-3300, Bolgatanga
Residential · Upper East
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 618k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00060 EE-555-2267, Koforidua
Commercial · Eastern
Moderate 29 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.58M
Priority actionModerate thermal stress: note cooling-cost sensitivity.
RFI12-00031 BA-224-6067, Sunyani
Residential · Bono
Moderate 33 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.34M
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).
RFI12-00122 EN-766-1867, Koforidua
Residential · Eastern
Moderate 30 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.45M
Priority actionModerate thermal stress: note cooling-cost sensitivity.
RFI12-00018 GS-606-0793, Tema
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 35 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.21M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI12-00018-N204 GS-606-0793, Tema
Residential · Greater Accra
Moderate 35 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 1.21M
Priority actionSome water-stress sensitivity in the locality.
RFI12-00026 UB-911-9664, Bolgatanga
Residential · Upper East
Critical 75 FlCoExRiLaDr ◆ Medium · PCAF 4 GHS 569k
Priority actionExtreme-heat exposure: building habitability/operating-cost risk — recommend passive-cooling / cool-roof / shading retrofit (green-loan candidate).

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) [baseline] · seed screen · as of 2026-10-03. Headline: 28% of exposure at High+ risk; GHS 79k/yr climate ECL uplift; GHS 9.65M stressed collateral shortfall; largest single-event loss GHS 1.87M (Upper East). Exportable as a filing CSV.

Exposure by region

RegionExposureHigh+% High+
Greater AccraGHS 25.52MGHS 1.96M8%
EasternGHS 11.20MGHS 00%
Upper EastGHS 9.77MGHS 9.77M100%
VoltaGHS 9.04MGHS 00%
North EastGHS 7.01MGHS 7.01M100%
NorthernGHS 6.52MGHS 6.52M100%
SavannahGHS 5.86MGHS 00%
AshantiGHS 5.80MGHS 840k14%
BonoGHS 5.58MGHS 00%
Western NorthGHS 4.95MGHS 00%
Upper WestGHS 4.50MGHS 4.50M100%
AhafoGHS 4.27MGHS 00%
OtiGHS 3.81MGHS 127k3%
WesternGHS 2.29MGHS 00%
Bono EastGHS 2.29MGHS 00%
CentralGHS 456kGHS 00%

Exposure by property type (segment)

TypeExposureHigh+
ResidentialGHS 75.61MGHS 19.26M
ApartmentGHS 17.16MGHS 5.59M
CommercialGHS 14.49MGHS 4.53M
Mixed-useGHS 1.62MGHS 1.35M

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). A single-peril severity floor completes the blend: a worst hazard ≥0.85 (e.g. an observed Sentinel-1 flood) floors the composite at Critical, and ≥0.70 at High, so a near-certain peril carries the asset even when the other hazards are low. Each hazard is scored 0–1 by the built-in analyser (Ghana location model) and, with the live engine overlay 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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