*  *  *  The Chairman of Uganda Securities Exchange Chief Executives of Financial Institutions Resource Persons Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen It is a great pleasure for me to be here this morning to officiate at the opening of this extremely important, somewhat technical workshop. I would like to welcome all of you.
While the global economic implications of climate change are significant, on the whole they are poorly understood. Today I will focus my remarks on the risks for the financial system. Knowledge in this area is somewhat more advanced and central banks and supervisors have been working closely over recent years to share their knowledge and best practices.