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Financing Innovations in Climate Mobility
Tue, April 14th, 2026
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Live Online
The accelerating impacts of climate change on human mobility demand coordinated action across sectors. Despite some progress, last year’s sharp cuts to development, humanitarian, climate, and migration funding for developing countries have worsened many scenarios. Donor nations and private sector investors must step up — but what does meaningful and innovative investment in climate mobility look like?
How can donor support be better used to back fit‑for‑purpose measures across the “spectrum of climate mobility”, prevent displacement where possible, strengthen the resilience of those who stay, and enable safe, dignified, and voluntary mobility when needed? How can investment protect well‑being, reduce risk, and transform climate mobility into an opportunity for more resilient, equitable societies?
Join Carnegie’s Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics program for a panel discussion moderated by Alejandro Martin Rodriguez featuring Hon. Senator Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Dilpreet Sidhu, and Vel Gnanendran, bringing together climate, mobility, and finance experts, as well as national and city government leaders, to discuss the role that innovative financing can play in promoting climate mobility solutions that can improve the resilience and adaptation capabilities of societies. More speakers will be announced soon.
Lunch will be served from 12:00pm - 12:30 pm. The panel will take place from 12:30 pm - 2:o0 pm.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Dr. Joyelle Clarke
Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment, St. Kitts and Nevis
Hon. Senator Dr. Joyelle Clarke is the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment in the government of St. Kitts and Nevis. She became one of the youngest females to become a director of a government office, the Department of Constituency Empowerment in 2012. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Joyelle Clarke worked as an educator, bridging her passion for the environment and youth together under the banner of one of the strongest youth-led environmental programs in St Kitts and Nevis.
Dilpreet Sidhu
Deputy Mayor of International Affairs, City of Los Angeles
Dilpreet Sidhu is deputy mayor of international affairs for Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, where she advances Los Angeles’ international relations, international trade and investment, and preparations for major global events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. She has fifteen years of experience in foreign policy and national security and has held senior positions at the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the National Security Council at the White House.
Vel Gnanendran
Executive Director, World Bank
Vel Gnanendran is the executive director of the World Bank Group representing the United Kingdom Executive Director’s office. Vel has spent the last 20 years working on international policy. Before joining the World Bank in November 2022, he was the Energy, Climate and Environment Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) responsible for the UK government’s international support to this agenda, including delivery of COP26.
Alejandro Martin Rodriguez
Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program
Alejandro Martin Rodriguez is a fellow in the Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research focuses on the social dimensions of climate change, and he manages projects on climate mobility, peace, and security.
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz
Senior Fellow and Director, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz is senior fellow and director of the Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His fields of expertise include climate politics and diplomacy, climate finance, and mitigating and managing the risks of climate change to economies and communities.