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New Partnerships Forged in Pakistan to Accelerate Climate Action
The CVF-V20 Secretariat has forged new partnerships with leading financial, academic, and media institutions in Pakistan in March, marking a significant step toward advancing climate finance, building national capacity, and strengthening implementation of the Pakistan Climate Prosperity Plan (CPP).

Nature-Based Solutions Drive Honduras’ NDC 3.0
Ten years after its first climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, Honduras is turning to the strength of its coastlines. In its third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), the country is prioritizing mangrove and seagrass conservation as a cornerstone of its climate action.

Levant Region Leverages Subnational Governance to Access Climate Finance
Ten municipalities from Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan engaged with development banks and bilateral and multilateral donors at the Climate Finance Pathways Forum to mobilize resources for their subnational climate project proposals spanning water security and flood-risk reduction, nature-based solutions, climate-resilient infrastructure, urban cooling, solid waste management, and climate-smart agriculture.

From Policy Ambition to Investment Readiness: Bhutan’s Progress with the V20–VCMI Carbon Finance Program
Through the Carbon Finance Program, Bhutan has accelerated the development of policy frameworks and strengthened the institutional foundations needed to advance the country’s participation in carbon markets, including the launch of a centralized carbon information platform.

From Ambition to Implementation: Kiribati’s Climate Investment Pathway
Efforts are now underway to update Kiribati’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Investment Plan, with the support of the Regional Pacific NDC Hub. First developed in 2021. the investment plan provides a structured roadmap for translating national climate targets into concrete investment opportunities.

Advancing Climate Investment Pathways in Pakistan
In February, a series of engagements with key institutions across Pakistan explored ways to strengthen the investment pipeline under the country’s Climate Prosperity Plan (CPP). The CVF-V20 South Asia team met with a range of stakeholders to discuss how sector reforms, research initiatives, and large-scale programs can be translated into bankable projects that attract international investment across infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture, and the blue economy.

Making the enhanced transparency work for developing countries
Photo: IISD/ENB – Kiara Worth Making the enhanced transparency work for developing countries By Ms. Khetsiwe Khumalo, Climate Change Programme Coordinator at the Ministry of

Rebranding Old Pledges
Rebranding Old Pledges Photo credit: Reuters By Noor Saghir A closer look at key issues and outcomes on Climate Finance within and outside the UNFCCC

Reflections on the June Climate Conference
Reflections on the June Climate Conference By Avril Chanel, Noor Saghir, and María José Vásquez The 58th session of Subsidiary Bodies (SB 58) of the

Effects of emissions allocations and ambition assessments immediately based on equity
National emissions targets are collectively insufficient to align with the Paris Agreement.

COP27 Benefits for Benin and Beyond
By Mr. Koto Daniel Dagnon, CVF Youth Fellow “Together For Implementation” was the theme of this year’s COP27 in Egypt. Also widely known as the Implementation

Reflections on the “Implementation COP”
By Ms. Isabel Andam, CVF Youth Fellow COP has always been a forum in which countries can come together, in spite of geopolitical conflicts, to



