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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

Elevating Oceans to Stand Beside Forests in the COP30 Agenda
By His Excellency Dr. James Fletcher, CARICOM Climate Envoy As the CARICOM Climate Envoy, I join colleagues in the wider community of Small Island Developing

WHO Approves Climate Change and Health Action Plan
On 27 May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) – the decision making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), attended by delegates from member states

CVF Global Parliamentary Group at the Risk Reduction Hub of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
New York, USA 17-19 May 2023: The Chairperson of the CVF Global Parliamentary Group (CVF GPG) participated as a speaker during the Risk Reduction Hub

African parliamentarians participate in capacity building workshop for action towards cop28
Accra, Ghana 4-5 May 2023: The African Parliamentary Network for Climate Action (APNCA) organized a capacity building workshop for parliamentarians, in collaboration with the Climate

CVF GPG bilateral meeting with Members of US Congress and Speaker Nancy Pelosi
A Delegation of the Climate Vulnerable Forum Global Parliamentary Group (CVF GPG), led by its Chairperson, Honourable Dr Emmanuel Marfo, met with the delegation from

New Health Data Shows Unabated Climate Change Will Cause 3.4 Million Deaths Per Year by Century End
Climate Vulnerable Forum and Lancet Countdown Launches Health Data Explorer at COP27 12 November 2022, Sharm el Sheikh – Unabated climate change will cause 3.4

CVF Calls Glasgow Climate Pact ‘Broken’, Following New Assessment of NDCs
New ‘Traffic Light’ Report Finds Major Economies Stuck on Red: CVF Analysis Shows 2030 NDCs Lead to a 3ºC World LDCs, Africa Group and Climate Vulnerable

Sri Lanka Launches ‘Climate Prosperity Plan’ to Power Faster Economic Recovery and Achieve Net-Negative Carbon Emissions
Climate Vulnerable Forum countries launch clean growth plans at COP27 08 November 2022, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt – Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe launched his country’s



