PRESS RELEASES
Countries and Partners Share Perspectives on Delivery
At COP 30, senior officials from climate-vulnerable economies, developed countries, the COP30 Presidency, and key development partners called for a decisive shift toward country-led, mission-driven delivery anchored in strengthening national and local institutions and systems.
No Time to Lose: CVF-V20 Response to the Baku to Belem Roadmap to $1.3 Trillion
The CVF-V20 welcomes the publication of the Report on the Baku to Belém Roadmap to $1.3T. The horrific impact of the recent, category 5, Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba and Super Typhoon Fung-wong in the Philippines has only highlighted the growing severity of climate change and the damage it inflicts on countries least responsible for the crisis. The need for a clear and inclusive pathway to meet climate finance needs for the long haul could not be more urgent. Climate vulnerable economies have acted decisively and led the way by advancing ambitious Climate Prosperity Plans, through our nationally determined contributions, and national adaptation plans. It is time for COP30 to reflect similar ambition with the level of seriousness and urgency required to rapidly mobilize finance at the scale and speed demanded by climate science and the level of suffering being experienced in our countries.
Country Platforms as Delivery Units and Running Start of Climate Prosperity Agenda
The Climate Vulnerable Forum and its V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) call for direct access funding of at least US$ 8 million to operationalize the climate prosperity agenda and establish country-led platforms across member states. This was emphasized during the Climate Prosperity Roundtable last 17 October 2025 in the margins of the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
Tailored Initiative for Pacific Nations Climate Resilience
– The Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) Secretariat has officially launched the Pacific V20 Loss and Damage Funding Program (PacLAD) with a financial envelope of USD 2 million to support three Pacific Island nations: Fiji, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Tonga. The official launch follows the finalisation of the Global Shield Request for Fiji at an inter-agency workshop hosted by the Ministry of Finance on 29 October 2025.
Carbon Finance Program Upscales Efforts to Close Climate Investment Gap in Climate Vulnerable Nations
The Climate Vulnerable Forum and its V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) will work with the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) to upscale the Carbon Finance Program in reach and impact, supporting more climate-vulnerable countries to host high-integrity carbon projects that yield tangible climate, nature, and sustainable development benefits.
V20 Finance Ministers Call for a Global Reset from Austerity to Growth-Generating Investments
The V20 Finance Ministers, representing the world’s most climate-vulnerable economies, convened today at the 15th V20 Ministerial Dialogue at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Headquarters in Washington, D.C., to advance the Debt–Growth Agenda—a bold call to replace austerity-driven policies with investment-led growth and climate resilience.
CVF LAC Ministerial Dialogue Videos
CVF LAC Ministerial Dialogue Videos H.E. A.K. Abdul Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of Bangladesh Honduras: HE Liliam Rivera, Secretary of State in
Extreme Threats for Most Vulnerable as Nations Fail on Paris Promises
Sajida Begum stands outside her home in Munshigong, Bangladesh that collapsed in the Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan last 20 May 2020 ● Just 40% of
Sotto, Velasco, Legarda, Chatto join solons global call for climate action
25 November 2020, DHAKA — Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, and House Committee on Climate Change Chair Edgar Chatto last night met virtually with fellow lawmakers from the 48-member-nation Climate Vulnerable Forum to call for more ambitious climate action globally.
Parliaments in Climate Vulnerable Countries Submit Motions Urging 2020 Climate Action Targets
Inaugural CVF global parliamentary meeting commences with concerted joint effort for securing “climate prosperity”. Parliaments pursuing motions calling on world’s governments to deliver on Paris
Year-End Global Climate Deadline: Over Three Quarters of Countries Committing to New Targets
Over 150 countries including 120 since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic committed to make stronger Paris Agreement targets in 2020, suggesting countries understand the importance of ‘building back better’, a CVF tracker tool shows ahead key international deadline
Midnight Climate Survival Press Release
Climate Vulnerable Countries Call on all Nations to Submit Improved NDCs by Midnight on 31 December 2020 – a Survival Deadline for the Climate 7
