FEATURES
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
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu chart vast indigenous-led Ocean Reserve in Pacific
June 30, 2025—The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are stepping forward to create the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, a groundbreaking initiative to protect the waters of the
Nicaragua taps 70 MW solar project to boost water access
June 30, 2025—Work has begun on Nicaragua’s largest solar energy project, the 70 MW Enesolar-3 plant in Nindirí, with an $83 million investment support from
Major Reforms to IMF, Global Tax Rules Needed to Bridge Climate Investment Gap
June 30, 2025—A new policy brief authored by Daniel Titelman, Marilou Uy, and Amar Bhattacharya from the Task Force on Climate, Development, and the International
Why We Should Protect High Seas From All Extraction, Forever
June 30, 2025—As the UN Oceans Conference opened in Nice, France, in early June, a landmark paper published in the prestigious journal Nature, led by
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
RECENT PRESS RELEASES
Call for Nominations: Secretary-General of the CVF-V20
Advancing Renewable Energy Leadership at the 16th IRENA Assembly
