The V20 Secretariat is a member of the Task Force on Climate, Development, and the International Financial Architecture (IFA), a collaboration of leading experts and institutions committed to advancing a development-centered approach to climate policy within the international financial system.

Climate change presents profound risks to fiscal and financial stability, poverty reduction, economic equality, and the long-term growth prospects of the global economy. These risks disproportionately affect CVF-V20 economies. Policy responses to climate change, including transitions to low-carbon economies, can also generate significant spillover effects, which, if unmanaged, may exacerbate existing inequalities or destabilize economies already under pressure.

The mission of the Task Force is to advance a development-oriented climate policy in the international financial architecture through rigorous empirical research, policy engagement and strategic communications.