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'This project is a key component of the European Commission’s strategy of supporting disaster risk reduction. The establishment of an early warning station in the Cayman Islands will significantly boost our region’s ability to prepare for natural disasters and adverse weather,' said Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly...

'Is it not better to avoid or minimise the loss of life, livelihoods, property, economic decline and negative images of Caribbean destinations by developing their institutional capacity and management systems for disaster risk management and climate change awareness than to face the fallout of such negative impacts?,' asked Gail Henry of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation...

As the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season kicks off, all 16 member governments of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) have committed for the sixth year in a row to renew their hurricane and earthquake insurance for 2012-2013 and earned themselves a 25% premium rebate.

The magnitude 4.0 earthquake recorded off the coast of Antigua on 11 May is "a warning that the Caribbean should prepare for a much more severe earthquake to come," says a leading expert.

This report assesses the specific needs of the sixteen member countries of the Facility to determine how each of the countries views the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), a regional catastrophe fund for Caribbean governments designed

This paper explains the parametric insurance system of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) in the event of a hurricane or an earthquake.

This paper explains the excess rainfall parametric insurance product of the CCRIF and Swiss Re Excess Rainfall, which helps to mitigate the short-term cash flow problems small developing economies suffer after major natural disasters.

'In order to be effective, we must be both proactive and reactive when it comes to disaster preparedness, mitigation and response,' said Danielle Coleman, manager of the disaster management office of the Cayman Islands Red Cross...