PRESS RELEASES

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

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

Prime Minister Mia Mottley Outlines Priorities for Barbados’ CVF-V20 Presidency
On 14th October, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Chair of the CVF-V20 Presidency, met with CVF Secretary General Mohamed Nasheed along with other members of

Barbados Assumes Presidency of Climate Vulnerable Forum / V20 Finance Ministers
Barbados Prime Minister Mottley accepts the Chair from Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo at UN ceremony in New York 25th September, 2024, NEW YORK – Ghana’s

CVF Holds Green Industrial Policy and Investor Session for Climate Prosperity Projects
20th September, 2024, NEW YORK – The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and the V20 Finance Ministers (V20) today hosted an event on the sidelines of



