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From Negotiation to Implementation: What SB64 Means for Adaptation and Youth Leadership
The 64th Sessions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) in Bonn marked an important milestone on the road to COP31. For CVF Youth Fellow Haddijatou Ceesay, it was also a transformative experience.
Jordan Retires Siloed Governance for Integrated Water-Energy-Food-Environment Strategy
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is reshaping how it governs its most critical natural resources, moving away from fragmented sector-by-sector management toward a unified Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus framework. Led by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the shift marks one of the most significant structural changes in the kingdom’s domestic policy in recent years, one driven by the compounding pressures of climate change, resource scarcity, and regional instability.
Guyana’s Forests Drive A New Era of Low-Carbon Development
On the northern coast of South America, along the borders of the Atlantic Ocean, Guyana is pursuing a development model that few countries have attempted: generating economic growth while preserving one of the world’s most intact tropical forests.
The Caribbean’s Push to Link Climate and Health
Over the years, the conversation on planetary instability has expanded in ways few could have anticipated. What began as a scientific concern focused on environmental damage has grown into a defining global conversation that reaches almost every part of humanity. In the Caribbean, that expansion is acutely felt. Climate change is no longer discussed solely as an environmental issue; it is increasingly recognized as a public health crisis. Empirical studies have demonstrated that countries in the region are highly susceptible to drought hazards and significantly affected by extreme heat.
Pakistan Climate Prosperity Plan Gains Federal and Provincial Backing as Primary Delivery Vehicle for NDC 3.0
Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC) convened federal and provincial governments on 14 May 2026 to align the country behind a single delivery agenda, positioning the country’s Climate Prosperity Plan (CPP) as the vehicle for turning its climate commitments into investable projects and bankable financing partnerships.
CVF-V20 Makes the Case for Green Industrialization at Pakistan-China Dialogue
The CVF-V20 participated in the Pakistan-China Industrialization Dialogue, hosted by the Pakistan-China Institute on 5 May 2026, bringing the perspective of climate-vulnerable economies into discussions on industrial transformation, strategic finance, and resilient development. The dialogue brought together policymakers, business leaders, Chinese and Pakistani enterprises, financial institutions, and experts to explore how Pakistan-China cooperation can move from connectivity toward joint production, technology transfer, export competitiveness, and climate-smart industrialization.
Now is the time to focus on loss and damage from climate change
The year 2020 will be remembered as not just the year of the pandemic, but also for the experienced human-induced climate change impacts, making loss and damage from those impacts a reality.
The G7 countries need to step up on climate finance
One of the positive outcomes of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change back in 2015 was a pledge from the rich countries to provide USD
Dealing with loss and damage in COP26
Loss and damage from human induced climate change is an issue that has emerged in recent years, as the adverse impacts of climate change are becoming more and more visible around the world, ranging from more severe cyclones to super wildfires and frequent floods, as well as heat waves and droughts […]
Honouring the Paris Agreement Goals: A way forward
Farhana Yamin is an international climate change lawyer, activist and deputy chair of the Expert Advisory Group of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, an international
Climate change ambitions at the end of 2020: Good news and bad
Dr Saleemul Huq is Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development at the Independent University Bangladesh. Article Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/politics-climate-change/news/climate-change-ambitions-the-end-2020-good-news-and-bad-2026697 One of the
“Midnight” – a creation by CVF Ambassador for Culture Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner
This December marks the 5th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement, a crucial global climate treaty. The Pacific played a pivotal role in pushing countries to adopt more robust commitments – and has continued to lobby for necessary climate measures.
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