@scotgov announced £1.2 million in funding for the CVF-V20’s Loss and Damage Funding Program, helping put finance directly into the hands of climate-vulnerable communities across the Pacific, Africa, and Asia.

Ms. Gillian Martin MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs in the Scottish Government, described L&D finance as both an investment and a shared responsibility, underscoring that recovery must be driven by the communities on the front lines of climate impacts.

In a statement, H.E. Elizabeth Thompson, Sherpa to CVF-V20 Chair Prime Minister @miaamormottley, welcomed Scotland’s partnership and highlighted the importance of ensuring support reaches the communities that need it most.

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It's time to move from pledges to delivery. For the world's 77 most climate-vulnerable countries, that means climate finance that is accessible, affordable, and built for the long term.

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At the CVF-V20 × @2050Platform Implementation Dialogue in Bangkok, countries and development partners agree that int'l support works best when it runs through national systems, backs country-owned plans, and builds lasting institutions. #AM2026Meetings

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Discussions at the #AM2026Meetings highlighted the need to strengthen national institutions, and move beyond measuring plans and financing commitments towards tangible development outcomes.

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Nineteen senior government officials from ministries of finance, economy, and planning across 14 climate-vulnerable countries completed the V20 Climate Prosperity Fellowship Program.

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The CVF-V20 Global Parliamentary Group met on the margins of the #AM2026Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF to work out what parliaments would need to deliver on the CVF-V20’s priorities.

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Some US$3 trillion of sovereign capital is now managed under a development mandate. How can this capital drive green industrial development? The question shaped a roundtable convened by the CVF-V20, JFI Social Wealth.

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Ghana's electric vehicle transition will deliver its full climate benefits if it advances alongside renewable energy expansion, grid modernization, and a formal regulatory framework.


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A new decision-making policy tool, Article 6 Senior Officials’ Handbook, backed by 77 climate-vulnerable countries, will support policymakers accessing international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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CVF-V20 member countries called on development partners to strengthen the national institutions responsible for turning #ClimateProsperityPlans into financed and implemented investments.

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V20 Finance Ministers today called for a pivot to resilience by prioritizing investments in education, health, and clean water. “The financing gap our countries face collectively is not simply one of scale but of structure."

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A partnership built on turning vulnerability into viability.

Our President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa met with HE Mia Amor Mottley @miaamormottley, Prime Minister of Barbados and Chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum @TheCVF and the Vulnerable Twenty @V20Group (CVF-V20), on the he meeting focused on advancing the Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Compact, a joint initiative by the OPEC Fund and the Government of Barbados as Chair of the CVF-V20, launched at the OPEC Fund Development Forum in June.

The Compact brings together climate-vulnerable countries and development finance partners to expand access to more affordable and predictable finance, with an initial focus on water, education and health.

Dr. Alkhalifa and Prime Minister HE Mottley discussed continued cooperation to move the Compact forward and translate its principles into practical action for climate-vulnerable countries.

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Heads of State and Ministers from 77 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable developing countries pledged their commitment to ambitious new initiatives in South-South cooperation to meet the challenges of the climate emergency. #UNGA81

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Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, CVF Chair, welcomed the group's newest members: Central African Republic, Republic of Zambia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She also welcomed Carlos Alvarado Quesada, former President of Costa Rica, as the second Secretary-General.

The CVF Leaders Declaration was adopted, outlining the group's call for affordable, faster, and more organized capital; USD 1.3 trillion a year in climate finance by 2035; and a sustained energy transition, among others.

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[LIVE] Fourth CVF Leaders Meeting on Development Reset and Cooperation #UNGA81

Chaired by Barbados PM Mia Mottley, this meeting gathers CVF Heads of State & Government and development partners to discuss climate solutions, leadership, and delivery.

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Aleena Majeed, Second Secretary, Pakistan Permanent Mission to the UN: We welcome the #V2V Compact and look forward to its operational activities. #UNGA81

The Fourth CVF Leaders Declaration has been adopted at the end of the Meeting. Download it here: cvfv20.org/wp-content/upl…. #UNGA81