The greening of the Belt and Road Initiative presents an opportunity to leverage China’s manufacturing capacity and its development strategies to advance the energy security and energy affordability in climate-vulnerable developing countries. For V20 members, this presents an opportunity to crowd in non-debt creating investments through joint ventures and special purpose vehicles, among others, ultimately […] The post Insights: Advancing Equitable Green Industrial Partnership Strategies t...| CVFV20.Org
Lawmakers from 21 African parliaments convened at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) on 08 September 2025 to issue a powerful, unified message: Africa has the solutions for a green and resilient future, but global partners must step up with the financing to match its ambitions. They issued a joint communiqué pledging to champion Climate Prosperity Plans (CPPs), leverage green economic zones, pass stronger climate legislation, and introduce new accountability tools to unlock billions in ...| CVFV20.Org
In a high-level dialogue between the CVF-V20 delegation and Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka last 28 August 2025, conversations centered on advancing the country’s Climate Prosperity Plan (CPP) with effective legal provisions, institutional commitments, and sustainable financing. Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka | 28 August 2025—The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka conducts a […] The post Sri Lanka Reviews the Sectoral Targets and Legal Provisions of its CPP appeared fir...| CVFV20.Org
By CVF Youth Fellows As young leaders from the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, we see the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion not only as a legal milestone but as a generational breakthrough. It confirms what youth advocates have long asserted: that states carry binding obligations under international law to protect the climate system […] The post ICJ Climate Ruling Empowers Youth-Led Fight for Climate Justice appeared first on CVFV20.Org.| CVFV20.Org
July 30, 2025—Seventeen (17) new climate projects valued at USD1.225 billion are set to benefit low-income developing countries and small islands developing states, including 26 member countries of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Group (CVF-V20). These were deliberated and approved during the 42nd Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board Meeting held last June 30 to […] The post 42nd GCF Board Decisions Unlock Critical Support for 26 CVF-V20 Nations appeared first on CVFV20.Org.| CVFV20.Org
July 30, 2025—The Republic of Kenya has unveiled its first draft of the Climate Change (Carbon Registry) Regulations, marking a significant milestone in its efforts to establish a high-integrity, transparent national carbon market. The regulation introduces a digital National Carbon Registry designed to align with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and position Kenya as […] The post Kenya Unveils Draft Regulations for National Carbon Registry appeared first on CVFV20.Org.| CVFV20.Org
July 30, 2025—A multibillion-dollar regional “debt-for-resilience” facility, supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Development Bank, will pilot in Barbados before its official inauguration at the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change […] The post Barbados Takes the Lead in Regional Debt Swap Prototype appeared first on CVFV2...| CVFV20.Org
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan | July 18, 2025—As part of its nationwide efforts to develop a robust Climate Prosperity Plan (CPP), Pakistan has expanded consultations to Gilgit-Baltistan, a region deeply affected by the impacts of climate change. The Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) Secretariat visited Gilgit-Baltistan from July 22 to 23 to engage with […] The post Pakistan CPP Consultations Expand to Gilgit-Baltistan appeared first on CVFV20.Org.| CVFV20.Org
By Rachel Mundilo, Deputy Director for Parliaments and Courts, Membership and Partnership Coordination, CVF-V20 Secretariat July 18, 2025—At the recent Namibia Parliamentary Green Investment Dialogue, the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) put forward a powerful message: developing nations need not choose between economic growth and climate action. The idea that countries must […] The post The Role of Parliaments in Establishing Community Green Zones appeared fir...| CVFV20.Org
Over 40 participants from key national government agencies, ministries, financial institutions, civil society, the private sector, and academia convened at the Tashi Yid-Wong Grand in Thimphu, Bhutan, on July 16 and 17 for a Consultation, Data Validation, and Capacity Building Workshop on Carbon Market Readiness. The event aimed to foster inclusive, multi-sectoral dialogue; validate essential data for carbon market readiness; and build the capacity of stakeholders across sectors—laying the ...| CVFV20.Org
MANILA, Philippines | 17 July 2025—Philippine Senator Loren Legarda vowed to advance legislative measures in support of the country’s Climate Prosperity Investment Memorandum. The move is meant to establish the policy and regulatory framework needed to crowd-in climate-smart investments and sustainable economic growth. “The CVF’s vision, articulated in the development of Climate Prosperity Plans, speaks […]| CVFV20.Org
The Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) convened a roundtable, entitled ‘Getting ahead of disasters: government and regional perspectives on the current state of finance for early action’, in Nairobi in May. In attendance were government officials and representatives from regional bodies from African, Asian, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Climate vulnerable countries are confronted with significant […]| CVFV20.Org
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 key challenges that member countries face. As global temperatures rise and climate shocks worsen, official development assistance (ODA) and fiscal space continue to shrink. Historically high levels of debt servicing […]| CVFV20.Org
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 address systemic barriers to building economic resilience and sustainable development in an increasingly polarized world. Four preparatory committee meetings have been held, which aimed to refine policy recommendations, assess progress […]| CVFV20.Org
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 Ministerial Dialogue, held on the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Themed “Enabling Climate Prosperity: A Global Agenda for Jobs, […]| CVFV20.Org
