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Sindh Consultations Engage Private Sector and Financial Institutions for Climate Prosperity
As part of the ongoing in-country consultations for the Pakistan Climate Prosperity Plan (CPP), the CVF-V20 visited the city of Karachi in Sindh on September 3 to 4 to engage with the province’s public–private ecosystem on climate investment and innovation.
Ancient Corals Confirm: Maldives Sea Level Rise Began Decades Earlier
A significant study recently published in the journal Nature Communications has provided a critical, long-term history of sea-level change, directly impacting the climate outlook for the low-lying Maldives and Lakshadweep archipelagos.
Jordan Unveils Long-Term Climate-Resilient National Health Roadmap
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan launched its ten-year National Climate Change Health Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan (HNAP), joining the roster of first countries to climate-proof its health systems. The comprehensive roadmap, spanning from 2024 to 2034, outlines Jordan’s strategic response to climate-related health risks across seven priority areas—airborne and respiratory diseases, water- and food-borne illnesses, vector-borne diseases, nutrition, heatwaves, occupational health, and mental health.
V20 Central Bank Governors Working Group Organizes a Technical Committee on Climate Shocks and Balance of Payments
The Study Visit in Manila on August 26 bore much fruit as members of the V20 Central Bank Governors Working Group agreed to create a Technical Committee on Climate Shocks and Balance of Payments. The Study Visit aimed to strengthen technical collaboration and innovation among CVF-V20 central banks, focused on integrating climate risks into macroeconomic analysis and modeling tools in support of climate prosperity.
PH Completes In-Country Consultation and Stocktake in the Global Shield Implementation
The Republic of the Philippines continues to make strides as a country pathfinder under the G77-V20 Global Shield against Climate Risks initiative after completing the in-country process and stocktake, led by the Climate Finance Policy Group of the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). Progress is underway for the gap analysis, bringing the country closer to developing its request for Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) support.
ICJ Climate Ruling Empowers Youth-Led Fight for Climate Justice
By CVF Youth Fellows As young leaders from the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, we see the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion not only
CVF-V20 gathers PH lawmakers to drive climate prosperity agenda
Manila, Philippines | July 17, 2025—Lawmakers from the Philippines and Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) nations were called to take center stage
Senator Legarda vows support for PH Climate Prosperity Investment Memo; backs PH hosting of CVF regional office
MANILA, Philippines | 17 July 2025—Philippine Senator Loren Legarda vowed to advance legislative measures in support of the country’s Climate Prosperity Investment Memorandum. The move
CVF-V20 Champions Climate Prosperity at Pakistan’s NDC 3.0 Dialogue
Islamabad, Pakistan | July 16, 2025—The Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) Secretariat participated in the High-Level National Dialogue on Pakistan’s Nationally Determined
FfD4: A Moment of Reckoning for Climate-Vulnerable Economies
By Geneva Oliverie, Deputy Director for International Finance Reform and Trade, CVF-V20 Secretariat July 15, 2025—The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held
Breaking the Sovereign Debt Doom Loop: Reprofiling with rate cuts can unlock USD $454 billion until 2031 says new report
1 July 2025, Sevilla, Spain – A debt review just released by a bloc of 74 finance ministers revealed climate vulnerable countries are spending four
Nepal reaffirms commitment to clean air
June 30, 2025—The recently published World Bank report, “Towards Clean Air in Nepal,” identifies air pollution as Nepal’s leading health risk, responsible for around 26,000
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