Value proposition

A voluntary, inter-government organization for developing countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

The CVF is a South-South cooperation platform where countries highly vulnerable to the climate crisis act together to deal with this historic global challenge across all world regions. The CVF is a voluntary, non-treaty organization for vulnerable developing countries specifically focused on climate change action and policy. It represents some 1.74 billion people worldwide and is made up of 68 members from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Pacific. The Maldives, along with ten other countries, founded the CVF in Male’ in November 2009. For an ordinary period of two years, the Forum is chaired by a rotating chair, with Ghana the incumbent presidency for the period 2022-24. The CVF also has dedicated platforms of cooperation for its Ministers of Finance (the V20) and for parliamentarians (the CVF Global Parliamentary Group). More information is available on the CVF and V20 websites: www.thecvf.org and www.v-20.org.

Climate Vulnerability, Climate Change, Climate Diplomacy, International Cooperation, Renewable Energy, Human Rights, and Gender