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The 2026 ecbi New Delhi Seminar, held on 3 March at the India International Centre, examined how the global climate regime can remain effective as it shifts from negotiation to implementation under the UNFCCC.
Tackling the “Mega-COP” Problem
ecbi Director Benito Müller highlighted how the rapid expansion of COP meetings into large, multi-purpose “mega-COPs” has created three key problems: reduced inclusiveness (as vulnerable countries struggle to host or participate), weakened negotiation effectiveness (due to fragmented interactions), and growing reputational...
10 April 2026
On March 23, ecbi Director Professor Benito Müller met Archbishop Sione Ulu’ilakepa, Vicar General Reverend Fe’ilokitau Kaho Tevi, David Levinger, Marcus Saul, and Liliam Hertel to discuss the future of Climate Solidarity Alliances (CSAs), specifically in Oceania.
With many island states in the South Pacific are already engaging in discussions on intraregional solidarity on environmental challenges, the CSA discussion revolved around strengthening and expanding this network. The CSA Summary for Policy Makers describes the dual function of such alliances, including the proposed alliance in Oceania: Climate Solidarity Trust Funds (such as Fiji’s national Climate Relocation of Communities Trust Fund)...
10 April 2026
On 27 February, on the sidelines of the 2026 World Sustainable Development Summit, which convened in New Delhi, India, from 25-27 February, Professor Benito Müller, Managing Director, Oxford Climate Policy, made a presentation during a panel on “The Climate Finance Imperative”. Moderated by Leena Nandan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the panel explored the mobilization of public, private, and innovative finance to bridge the adaptation gap and build resilience in vulnerable communities.
In his presentation,...
10 March 2026
ecbi has published a policy brief that that describes devolving Local Enhanced Direct Access’ (LEDA), a programmatic funding access modality where funding decisions are devolved to the local level. The paper introduces a general conceptual scheme used to describe the ecosystem of access modalities for multilateral climate change funds within which the LEDA modality has evolved, namely: International Access; Direct Access; Enhanced Direct Access; and Local Enhanced Direct Access. Part II of the brief describes the decision processes of several funding programmes, including the post-World...
05 March 2026
