Statement by Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration
Leadership of the CVF is both a privilege and responsibility of great importance.
Leadership of the CVF is both a privilege and responsibility of great importance.
Going forward, Bangladesh will continue to champion the CVF agenda on containing the global temperature rise to 1.5°C; on tangible delivery of the Paris Agreement commitments on financing and technology; on 50:50 financing between climate mitigation and adaptation; and, on additional financing mechanisms for loss and damage. We shall remain a lead proponent for addressing the plights of ‘climate migrants’ – the millions who get displaced due to sea level rise, floods, river erosion and droughts.
The Bangladesh Presidency of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) ended its two-year term, and passed the CVF Presidency to Ghana, in a ceremony held today. The CVF Presidency represents 55 of the most climate-threatened countries, in their global fight against the climate emergency.
Statement by H.E Ban Ki-Moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Chair of the Board, Global Center on Adaptation at the CVF Presidency Handover Ceremony on 25 May 2022.
The Bangladesh Presidency of the CVF/V20 ends its successful two-year term as it hands over to Ghana as new Incoming Presidency. The CVF Secretariat is working closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Finance of the Bangladesh Government, with support of Ghana for the event.
The secretariat of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) has welcomed the announcement by the Honorable Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Fumio Kishida to award the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star national honour of Japan to the Special Envoy of the CVF presidency of Bangladesh Md. Abul Kalam Azad.
The report, entitled Climate Survival Leadership Barometer, as a new resource for how Paris Agreement NDC targets can be evaluated, discloses the evaluation criteria employed under the CVF’s ‘Midnight Survival Deadline for the Climate’ initiative. That initiative monitored in real time each country’s national targets, submitted up until midnight on 31 December 2020, to hold governments accountable for their obligations under the Paris Accords.
The findings of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III Report, ‘Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change’, confirms that the last decade recorded the highest increase in global emissions in the history of the planet.
As part of its efforts to promote and drive ambitious climate action and to mobilize international support for climate threatened nations, the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) has launched a “Capacity-Building Fellowship” for 15 participants selected from its member countries.