PRESS RELEASES

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

Bhutan’s Green Leap: 5000 MW Hydropower Deal with Adani
Bhutan | May 8, 2025—Bhutan is poised to dramatically expand its renewable energy capacity and deepen regional energy ties, having recently sealed a landmark partnership

Malawi gears up to unlock access to Global Shield
Lilongwe, Malawi | April 30, 2025—The Republic of Malawi continues its groundwork to develop an evidence-based Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) support

CVF-V20 and IRS Join Forces to Boost South-South Climate Cooperation
Islamabad, Pakistan | June 3, 2025—The CVF-V20 and the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) announced this month a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating Pakistan’s Climate

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



