Dr Neekhil Bhowoniah is the lead researcher behind An Exploratory Study of Climate Finance Governance and Integrity for the Mauritian Context, conducted under Transparency International’s Climate Governance and Integrity Programme. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Mauritius, where his research focuses on international trade, sustainable development, and the intersection between climate change and economic resilience. With over six years of experience in climate finance and public sector governance, he has worked with the World Bank Group and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on climate finance, institutional capacity, and sustainable development issues. His research examines how governance, integrity, trade, and financial systems can strengthen climate resilience in small island developing states and African contexts.
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Trust is climate infrastructure: What Mauritius teaches us about building truly resilient communities
Communities that trust their institutions are more willing to participate, collaborate, adapt, and recover. Communities that do not trust them remain vulnerable, regardless of how much climate finance is mobilised.
October 6, 2026
