Climate Vulnerable Forum

This first #CVFScienceBulletin summarizes what we know, what remains uncertain, and what CVF-V20 governments should be doing now. Download here: 🔗bit.ly/sciencebulleti…

A strong El Niño is highly likely to develop in the tropical Pacific, with a real possibility of rare "super" intensity. The next 18 months risk compounding food, water, health, and fiscal shocks on an already record-warm baseline. 🔗bit.ly/sciencebulleti… #CVFScienceBulletin

The benchmarking visit reflects a deliberate shift in how climate-vulnerable countries approach governance reform, drawing on peer exchange and practical institutional lessons from across the Global South rather than relying solely on prescriptions from elsewhere. #CVFGPG

A delegation of Gambian lawmakers traveled to Nairobi to study how Kenya built one of Africa’s most advanced climate governance systems, as The Gambia moves closer to passing its own climate change law. 🔗bit.ly/gambiabenchmar… #ClimateProsperity

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Country platforms, sovereign sustainability-linked bonds, and coherent national budgeting were put forward as the path forward. 📷 bit.ly/breathepakistan #ClimateProsperity #CVFV20

"Pakistan's Climate Prosperity Plan must not collect dust. It must collect checks."

New funding opportunity alert! CIF has opened its call for Expressions of Interest for ARISE, its next-generation resilience program offering up to $40M per country and $50M per region. Apply by June 8, 2026. 🔗 cif.org/ariseeoi

The sentiments were echoed by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, Chair of the CVF-V20, who said, “We wish him all the best. We look forward to working with Mr. Nasheed in whatever new capacity he assumes in the near future.”

The CVF-V20 Board recognized the contributions of H.E. @MohamedNasheed, former President of the Maldives and outgoing Secretary-General of the #CVFV20 Secretariat, during its second meeting on April 14.

Barbados, Ghana, Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, and The Gambia have signaled their intent to join the Lifeline Fund as founding members. The Fund’s capitalization target is US$1 billion, with an initial operational phase of US$300 to US$400 million. #WorldBankMeetings

V20 central bank governors today advanced the operational pathway for Lifeline, a new multi-regional financial arrangement designed to provide rapid, targeted liquidity support after climate shocks. #IMFMeetings bit.ly/cbglifeline

They emphasized, however, that any sense of despair must be countered with action, as they endorsed a landmark new partnership with major development finance institutions designed to improve climate finance opportunities in emerging markets. Read more: cvfv20.org/v20-endorses-n…

Finance ministers from climate-vulnerable countries warned today that the international system is suffering from severe geopolitical turbulence: eroding rule of law, causing economic fragmentation, and accelerating damaging climate impacts on the world’s poorest people.

H.E. Mia Amor Mottley, Barbados Prime Minister and CVF Chair, urged member countries to pull the climate emergency brake, highlighting methane abatement as a critical action to keep the 1.5 °C Paris goal within reach. #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings

The 16th V20 Ministerial Dialogue opened with a members-only briefing on the scientific rationale for methane reductions and pathways to translate these into concrete economic gains and investment strategies during this decisive decade. #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings

Representatives from CVF-V20 member countries joined @theGCF on Monday for a candid exchange on how climate finance commitments can translate into capital deployed on the ground. #WBGMeetings #IMFMeetings cvfv20.org/cvf-v20-and-gc…

🚨 NEW | Emerging economies skipped fixed-line phone networks entirely. Now the same leapfrog is happening in energy – and it's moving faster than most people realise ⚡📱 A thread on the electric fast-track 🧵1/6 @TheCVF ember-energy.org/latest-insight…