Symposium on Climate Risk and Resilience
Overview
The Financial Services Agency will hold an online public symposium with the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the National Institute for Environmental Studies to share corporate efforts and challenges in strengthening resilience to climate change risks. The event will discuss resilience from the perspectives of investors and financial institutions, corporate examples, initiatives by the sponsoring ministries, and responses to physical risks, drawing on challenges identified through climate-related disclosures. It will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on November 27, 2026. Participation is free, with capacity limited to 1,000 people on a first-come, first-served basis.
Key points
- The symposium will be held online on November 27, 2026, and participation is free.
- Capacity is 1,000 people, admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
- The theme is practical corporate efforts to strengthen resilience in light of challenges identified through climate-related disclosures.
Overview
The Financial Services Agency, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the National Institute for Environmental Studies, will hold a public symposium to raise awareness of corporate efforts and challenges in strengthening resilience to climate change risks.
The Climate Change Risk Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration Network was established as a forum for companies, government agencies, and research institutions to exchange views and collaborate on climate change and impact projections, disclosure support, and related matters. As of the end of October 2026, it had 67 companies and organizations as participants.
Details
The event will run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will be held online via Zoom Webinar. Participation is free, and admission is limited to 1,000 people on a first-come, first-served basis. Application instructions are available on the Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform (A-PLAT) website.
The program will include a keynote on resilience from the perspectives of investors and financial institutions; practical case studies from Sekisui House, Kirin Holdings, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, and Nisshin OilliO Group; and presentations by the sponsoring ministries and others on physical climate risk assessment, climate projection information, flood risk assessment, financial institutions’ responses to storm and flood risks, and business operators’ adaptation and heatstroke prevention measures. A panel discussion will address “From Disclosure to Practice: Responses and Challenges Regarding Physical Risks of Climate Change.”
The network fosters collaboration through exchanges of views on climate change risk information infrastructure, training on scientific knowledge and technology, discussions with researchers, and topic-based working groups. Companies wishing to join should contact the National Institute for Environmental Studies through its inquiry form.