PRESS RELEASES

V20 Central Banks lay groundwork for new climate liquidity facility
Washington, D.C. | April 23, 2025—Central Bank Governors from the V20 Finance Ministers of the Climate Vulnerable Forum are making significant strides in establishing “Lifeline,”

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

V20 Senior Officials of Climate-Vulnerable Countries Convene to Strategize amid Changing Global Financial Landscape
28 March 2025, BRIDGETOWN: Senior finance officials from the V20 Group of Finance Ministers of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF-V20) strategized on how to better

Landmark Report Offers Ten ‘Super Lever’ Solutions to Raise Vital Funds for Climate-Vulnerable Countries
London, 29th January 2025: Climate-vulnerable countries face climate financing costs for mitigation, adaptation and resilience amounting to US$490 billion annually by 2030, according to a

Climate Vulnerable Nations Host Invited Investors at COP29 to Drive Funding Towards Resilience
13th November, 2024, Baku – The Climate Vulnerable Forum partnered with Pakistan at COP29 to host a session geared towards driving investments into member countries

V20 Finance Ministers Call for Shift from Austerity to Prosperity, & Growth-Guided Climate and Development Investments
Washington D.C., 22 October 2024 — Finance Ministers from the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group, representing 70 climate-vulnerable nations, convened their 13th Ministerial Dialogue today on

CVF-V20 Countries Push for Climate Prosperity Initiatives with China
Countries from the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) called for deeper collaboration with China to advance the implementation of Climate Prosperity Initiatives (CPIs)—investment blueprints aimed at transforming climate vulnerability into climate-driven economic growth.

African MPs Deliver Bold Call for Climate Finance and Green Development
Lawmakers from 21 African parliaments convened at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) on 08 September 2025 to issue a powerful, unified message: Africa has the solutions for a green and resilient future, but global partners must step up with the financing to match its ambitions.

Sri Lanka Reviews the Sectoral Targets and Legal Provisions of its CPP
In a high-level dialogue between the CVF-V20 delegation and Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka last 28 August 2025, conversations centered on advancing the country’s

Provincial Governments Position Climate Innovation and Resilience at the Heart of Pakistan’s CPP
As Pakistan advances consultations for its Climate Prosperity Plan (CPP), provincial governments are stepping forward to align climate action with economic growth. Recent consultation sessions conducted by the CVF-V20 Secretariat with the Punjab Planning and Development Board and the Balochistan Planning and Development Department have highlighted how local actors are shaping the CPP through tailored initiatives that harness innovation, resilience, and investment opportunities.

PH Completes In-Country Consultation and Stocktake in the Global Shield Implementation
The Republic of the Philippines continues to make strides as a country pathfinder under the G77-V20 Global Shield against Climate Risks initiative after completing the in-country process and stocktake, led by the Climate Finance Policy Group of the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). Progress is underway for the gap analysis, bringing the country closer to developing its request for Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) support.

Pakistan CPP Consultations Expand to Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | July 18, 2025—As part of its nationwide efforts to develop a robust Climate Prosperity Plan (CPP), Pakistan has expanded consultations to Gilgit-Baltistan,



