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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
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
From Concept to Implementation: Lifeline Fund Enters Operationalisation Phase
Following the political launch of the Lifeline Fund on the margins of the 2026 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, the Central Bank Governors Working Group convened a high-level technical meeting on 9-10 July 2026 in Bridgetown, Barbados to undertake detailed deliberations on principal design parameters of the Fund’s operational framework. The two-day meeting culminated the virtual consultation sessions on the Lifeline Fund conducted in May and June with V20 central banks.
Call for Applications: The V20 Climate Prosperity Fellowship Program (2026-2027)
The V20 Climate Prosperity Fellowship Program is designed to provide mid-career officials with opportunities for peer-learning, building cutting-edge technical skills to integrate climate change into their work, and supporting their leadership in advancing innovative solutions. The CVF-V20 has consistently emphasized the need to reform the international financial architecture to unlock opportunities on the ground to promote climate prosperity. Through weekly webinars, interactions with experts, residencies, and immersive exercises, V20 Climate Prosperity Fellows will have a unique opportunity to work together in advancing a fit for purpose international financial architecture.
Vulnerability to Viability: New compact will unlock affordable finance for climate-vulnerable countries
The world’s most climate-vulnerable countries are positioning themselves to access more affordable capital with longer repayment rates under a new Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Compact, in partnerships with development finance institutions, led by the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund). The V2V Compact was launched at the OPEC Fund Development Forum in Vienna today.
Caribbean Unites Around Climate Prosperity Agenda, Calls for Strengthening Climate and Disaster Risk Financing
Caribbean nations gathered in Bridgetown, Barbados on May 28 and 29 to advance solutions for closing climate financing and protection gaps, as the region faces escalating climate risks, mounting economic losses, and limited access to affordable finance.
African Parliaments Urged: Pull the Methane Emergency Brake
Methane reduction has emerged as one of the few climate interventions that can deliver measurable results this decade, and for vulnerable nations absorbing the costs of extreme weather, speed matters. In Nairobi in Ma, the CVF-V20 urged African lawmakers to turn that opportunity into policy.
Building Effective Support for Country-Led Approaches
In the margins of the Global Partnership Conference, the Climate Vulnerable Forum-V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) Secretariat, Global Capacity Building Coalition (GCBC), and the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office co-hosted a roundtable to discuss implementable reforms to support country platforms and other country-led approaches.
