Dr Preeya Mohan is a Senior Fellow at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. She is a graduate of the SALISES, St Augustine with a PhD in Economic Development Policy (high commendation). As an applied economist skilled in the use of sophisticated econometric methods, and in data analysis more generally she has conducted research on and is widely published in issues of sustainable development in Caribbean Small Island Developing States including climate finance and climate policy as well as the macroeconomic impact of disasters and disaster resilience. Climate Policy, Food Policy, Energy Policy, Ecological Economics, and PLOS Climate are some of the international peer reviewed journals Dr Mohan has published in. 

As a recipient of several research grants and awards Dr Mohan has worked on various research projects focused around sustainable development and building resilience in the Caribbean funded by international bodies including the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Development Research Centre and the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada. Dr Mohan is currently involved in several research initiatives focused on financing Nationally Determined Contributions across the Caribbean and unlocking new sources of climate finance including multilateral and bilateral sources, private sector finance, blended public and private capital, green and blue bonds, carbon markets and debt for climate swaps.