PRESS RELEASES
Collaborating Towards Climate Prosperity
Karachi, Pakistan – [12/07/2024] – The All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers & Merchants Association (PFVA) and the Climate Vulnerable Forum-V20 Group of Finance
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
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.
Global Shield Roundtable Highlights Progress: Advancing Climate and Disaster Risk Financing at Scale
Beneficiary countries and partners of the Global Shield against Climate Risks, gathered today at the premises of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) in Washington D.C. to take stock of progress made in the implementation of the Global Shield initiative, exchange lessons learned, and explore ways to scale up climate and disaster risk financing and insurance (CDRFI).
As World ‘Hurtles’ Past 1.5, Climate Vulnerable Nations Demand Urgent Adaptation Finance
Noting that the world has now “hurtled past” the 1.5°C limit of the Paris Agreement, leaders of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF–V20), representing 74 nations and 1.8 billion people, today issued a strong call for adaptation financing to help vulnerable developing countries cope with the massive climate impacts that are now unavoidable.
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