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V20 Senior Officials’ Meeting Concludes as Preparations Continue for Ministerial Dialogue at 2024 Annual Meetings of the IMF and the WBG
28th August 2024, ACCRA: The V20 Group of Finance Ministers held its Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) on 27th and 28th of August, to discuss the

Climate Vulnerable Forum and Observer Research Foundation Sign Memorandum of Understanding
10 August 2024, ACCRA: The Climate Vulnerable Forum signed a memorandum of understanding today with the Observer Research Foundation of India, to conduct joint work

Climate Vulnerable Forum Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Dilmah Tea
19th July 2024, COLOMBO – The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dilmah, the world renowned, family-owned tea company

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

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



