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V20 Finance Ministers Call for Fair Representation and Urgent Financial Reforms for Jobs, Security, Resilience
Washington D.C., 24 April 2025 —Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Finance Ministers of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), representing 74 vulnerable countries, convened today for the 14th

$250 Million Approved for Initial Phase of Loss and Damage Fund
Credit: Barbados Government Information Service “Small funds can’t help you — and regrettably, that is where we find ourselves still today, in a world in

Belém’s Climate Paradox: Road for COP30 Pierces Through the Heart of Amazon
Source: https://media.un.org/photo/en/asset/oun7/oun7565955 The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil gave birth to the Rio Conventions, which refer to the three landmark international agreements,

The Journey to COP28: A Road to Disappointment and Hope
The Journey to COP28: A Road to Disappointment and Hope By Jodahi Bezabih Petros, CVF Youth Fellow from Ethiopia Coming into COP28, I carried the

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

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

A “Running Start” Through Country Platforms
For nations on the frontlines of the climate crisis, vulnerabilities stem not just from exposure to climate impacts, but also the high debt burdens and

World’s First Blue-Carbon Sovereign Carbon Securities Launched in the Bahamas
The Bahamas has undertaken a ground-breaking initiative to use “Sovereign Carbon Securities” to generate revenue from their seagrass beds. Seagrass beds are underwater vegetation that
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