Some regional banks are highly exposed to flood risk. Yet, there is little evidence that banks manage these exposures. The lack of flood risk management in these banks could worsen the adverse local economic impact of a flood. Therefore, banks should incorporate flood risk in their risk management.

In the context of the rapid changes that have occurred in recent years, characterized by veritable "black swans" such as the COVID19 pandemic and extreme weather events that are occurring with increasing frequency, the issue of climate change has come into the focus of banking regulators and...