V20 to hold Ministerial Dialogue

13-14 April 2016, Washington, DC

Following the 2^nd V20 Working Group Meeting held last week, V20 delegates will convene in Washington DC for the 2^nd V20 Preparatory Deputies/Senior Officials Meeting and the 2^nd V20 Ministerial Dialogue on 13th and 14 April 2016 respectively. The meetings will affirm the V20’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, calling for a path towards the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit and greater financial protection for climate change impacts.

The Ministerial meeting of the V20 is considering a Work Plan and extending commitments to pioneer and deploy financial and fiscal solutions to climate change. The V20 Risk Pooling mechanism will be a focus of discussion, along with progress on the 2020 Action Plan to mobilise unprecedented investment from all sources beginning with national finance dialogues and building partnerships with private sector partners. A V20 Communiqué will be issued at the conclusion of the event.

The V20 2^nd Ministerial Dialogue will also see confirmation of new CVF member countries as V20 members.

Participation in the 2^nd Preparatory Deputies/Senior Officials Meeting and the 2^ndMinisterial Dialogue is by invitation only and subject to registration for the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings. Accredited media will be invited to attend a segment of the 2^ndMinisterial Dialogue meeting. Admission to the V20 with Business reception is by invitation only.