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Climate Mobility Innovation Lab

IOM's Climate Mobility Innovation Lab turns climate mobility foresight into adaptation investment, connecting evidence to funding to bankable adaptation pipelines.

Our mission

CMIL anticipates climate mobility and enables local action. From risk intelligence to locally-led catalytic finance to investable pipelines, IOM's Climate Offer translates displacement risk data into funded, locally-led and larger scale adaptation projects.

Operating across three regions through Regional Labs in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Mediterranean, CMIL co-creates solutions with governments, academia, and communities. Every intervention is grounded in RICD data and designed to prevent displacement before it happens.

CMIL is forward-looking adaptation and preparedness infrastructure, helping communities and governments act before displacement occurs and linking climate mobility investments to capital and national planning processes.

Who we are

CMIL's core team and regional leads, building the infrastructure between risk intelligence and adaptation finance.

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Svetlana Frenova

Svetlana Frenova

Climate Finance Lead
Leads IOM's work on climate finance and investment planning
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Paula Martinez Gestoso

Paula Martinez Gestoso

Head of Partnerships and Programme Development
Leads resource mobilization and project development for CMIL
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Claus Hansen

Claus Hansen

Head of Climate Mobility Innovation Lab Africa
Leads CMIL's work in Africa
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Khaled H. Khaled

Khaled H. Khaled

CMIL Mediterranean Programme Coordinator
Leads CMIL operationalization across Mediterranean
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Rawaz Abdulrazzaq

Rawaz Abdulrazzaq

Climate Mobility Innovation Officer
Technical lead for the Climate Catalytic Fund across all regions; builds the systems and tools behind CMIL's work
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Victor Bernard

Victor Bernard

Climate Mobility Innovation Officer for Asia and the Pacific
Leads the Climate Catalytic Fund and Nature-based Solutions work in Asia and the Pacific
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Andrew Craig

Andrew Craig

CMIL Africa Programme Coordinator
Leads Risk Index for Climate Displacement and Climate Catalytic Fund operationalization across Africa
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Sonali Manimaran

Sonali Manimaran

Technical Lead (Asia & the Pacific) - RICD
Leads the Climate Displacement Risk Index across Asia and the Pacific
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Rudo Matsheza

Rudo Matsheza

Programme Support Officer
Supports IOM's climate finance work on investment planning, UNFCCC financial mechanisms, and technical climate finance tools
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Eva Nyaga

Eva Nyaga

Technical Lead (Africa) - RICD
Leads the Climate Displacement Risk Index across Africa

Global Steering Committee

IOM leadership with external expertise in climate science, finance, and policy.

Amy Pope

Amy Pope

Director General
IOM
Ugochi Daniels

Ugochi Daniels

Deputy Director General
IOM
Rania Sharshr

Rania Sharshr

Director of Climate Action
IOM
Dr. Adil Najam

Dr. Adil Najam

Dean Emeritus, Pardee School
Boston University
Ainura Sagyn

Ainura Sagyn

CEO
Tazar [Become Greener]
Dr. Carlo Buontempo

Dr. Carlo Buontempo

Director, Copernicus C3S
ECMWF
Prof. Christine Loh

Prof. Christine Loh

Chief Development Strategist
HKUST
Dr. Edward W. Maibach

Dr. Edward W. Maibach

Director, Mason 4C
George Mason University
Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin

UN Special Envoy, Financing 2030
IMF
Salem Massalha

Salem Massalha

Co-founder
Clickfunding

Supported by Denmark, Italy, the Philippines, and Uganda.

Work with us

Co-creation network

CMIL's innovations are co-developed with a network of 20+ universities, research institutions, and government partners across Asia-Pacific and Africa. We welcome new institutional partners with relevant expertise in climate science, displacement data, adaptation finance, or community-based research.

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Investors & donors

The Climate Catalytic Fund and Climate Mobility Investment Plans offer structured opportunities for public and private donors to support locally led climate adaptation with measurable displacement-risk outcomes. CCF's matching-fund model provides high-visibility CSR and ESG impact.

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Careers & opportunities

CMIL is a small, fast-moving team based in Rome with regional operations in Bangkok, Nairobi, and Suva. Current openings are listed on IOM's careers portal.

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Media enquiries

For media requests, interviews, or communications partnerships, contact the CMIL team directly.

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