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The Loss and Damage Fund: A glimmer of hope or an avenue for more questions?
The Loss and Damage Fund: A glimmer of hope or an avenue for more questions? By Barbra Kangwana, CVF Youth Fellow from Kenya COP28 was

Carbon Markets’ Contribution to Climate Action: Perspectives Following COP28
Carbon Markets’ Contribution to Climate Action: Perspectives Following COP28 By Koto Daniel Dagnon, CVF Youth Fellow from Benin Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which

COP28 in Retrospect: Tiptoeing through Ambiguity for Hope
COP28 in Retrospect: Tiptoeing through Ambiguity for Hope By Rubina Adhikari, CVF Youth Fellow from Nepal Entering my second COP, I had a clear plan:

Outcomes of COP28
Outcomes of COP28 by Derek Sarfo-Yadiom, CVF Capacity Building Fellow from Ghana The 28th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United

Exploring Article 6 as a Funding Mechanism: Updates from COP Negotiations
Exploring Article 6 as a Funding Mechanism: Updates from COP Negotiations by Eyob Tenkir, CVF Capacity-Building Fellow from Ethiopia Article 6 of the Paris

COP28 Reflections
COP28 Reflections by Dastan Abdyldaev, CVF Capacity-Building Fellow from Kyrgyzstan At the COP28 Summit in Dubai, delegates and participants warned of irreversible climate disasters approaching unless

Escaping the Debt Doom Loop: Unlocking $454 Billion for V20 Countries
June 30, 2025—The Third Edition of the V20 Debt Review reveals that V20 countries would have been 20% wealthier today in terms of GDP had

CVF-V20, UNOPS Mark Progress on JMDF Work Plan
June 17, 2025—Representatives from the CVF-V20 Secretariat and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) convened in Vienna on June 17 to take stock

Regional Dialogue 2025 Calls for Cooperation to Tackle Climate Vulnerabilities in South Asia
The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) hosted the 4th Annual Regional Dialogue 2025, in Islamabad on 5 May. The dialogue, titled ‘Pathways to Peace and

Roundtable: Getting Ahead of Climate Disasters
The Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) convened a roundtable, entitled ‘Getting ahead of disasters: government and regional perspectives on the current state of finance for

Recap on CVF-V20’s Pathway to Prosperity
In April 2025, on the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF, the V20 Finance Ministers adopted a communique outlining the

Recap: The Fourth Financing for Development Conference
The Fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4), scheduled from 30 June to 3 July in Seville, Spain, is a crucial opportunity for CVF countries to



