PRESS RELEASES
CVF-V20 Board Advances Governance Reforms as Secretary-General Nasheed Concludes Tenure
The Governing Board of the CVF-V20 convened its second meeting on Tuesday to review organizational priorities, strengthen governance arrangements, and guide the Forum’s next phase of leadership and institutional development. They also recognized the contributions of H.E. Mohamed Nasheed, former President of the Maldives and outgoing Secretary-General of the CVF-V20 Secretariat.
V20 Endorses New Compact with Development Finance Institutions
Finance ministers from climate-vulnerable countries warned Tuesday that the international system is hurtling towards converging fault lines in geopolitical turbulence, eroding the rule of law, economic fragmentation, and accelerating climate change. The ministers said, however, that the sense of despair must be defied with action as they endorsed a landmark new partnership with major development finance institutions (DFIs) designed to break the doom spiral.
CVF-V20 and GCF Advance Cooperation on Country-Led Delivery
Senior officials and technical staff from Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) member countries joined Green Climate Fund (GCF) officials on Monday for a candid exchange focused on how climate finance commitments can translate into capital deployed on the ground.
Nearly half of climate-vulnerable countries already outpace the US in solar adoption
As the US-Israel strikes on Iran send oil prices surging and deliver another fossil fuel shock to the world’s most vulnerable developing economies, a new report by global energy think tank Ember finds that the alternative is already being built.
Partners Rally in Banjul to Scale Climate Investments for The Gambia
The Government of The Gambia convened a high-level Climate Finance Roundtable in Banjul in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, bringing together senior government officials, development partners, and private sector leaders to shape a shared agenda for scaling climate-aligned investment and strengthening macroeconomic resilience.
Bhutan Accelerates Climate Action with Transition from Carbon Market Readiness to Implementation
The Royal Government of Bhutan today marked a significant milestone in its climate leadership journey with the High-Level Validation Workshop and the official launch of the Bhutan Carbon Market Information Platform, organized by the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) under the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MoENR), in collaboration with the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Group of Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) Secretariat.
Secretary-General Meets Osagyefuo Nana Amoatia Ofori Panin, Okyenhene King of Akyem Abuakwa, Ghana
14 June, 2024, ACCRA – CVF Secretary-General Mohamed Nasheed met on Thursday with His Majesty Osagyefuo Nana Amoatia Ofori Panin, Okyenhene King of Akyem Abuakwa,
The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative and Climate Vulnerable Forum and its V20 Finance Ministers Partner to Leverage Carbon Markets in Support of Climate Prosperity
Collaboration will help countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change participate in, and benefit from, high-integrity voluntary carbon markets 13 June 2024, London
Sri Lanka, Climate Vulnerable Forum and Nativa Capital Sign Agreement to Enhance Sustainable, Community Scale Farming, and Forest Protection
May 7, 2024, COLOMBO: The Climate Change Office of Sri Lanka, the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and Nativa Capital of Portugal signed a memorandum of
V20 Finance Ministers Call for Concessional Capital and Debt Solutions to Achieve Development and Climate Goals
APRIL 16, 2024, WASHINGTON, DC: Ministers from the 68 climate-vulnerable developing countries that make up the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) have called for major reforms
V20 Central Bank Governors Begin New Working Group to Manage Financial Impact of Climate Crisis
APRIL 16, 2024, WASHINGTON, DC: Central Bank Governors from across the 68 nations that make up the V20 Finance Ministers of the Climate Vulnerable Forum
CVF Statement on Climate Heat
CVF Statement on Climate Heat By Mohamed Nasheed Secretary-General of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, former president of the Maldives The CVF notes with great concern
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