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Documents and publications
2012

Understanding CCRIF’s hurricane and earthquake policies

Technical paper series no 1:

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

Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, the
Documents and publications
2012

CCRIF/Swiss Re excess rainfall product

This paper explains the excess rainfall parametric insurance product of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and Swiss Re Excess Rainfall (XSR), which helps to mitigate the short-term cash flow problems small developing economies

Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, the
Documents and publications
2019

Supporting resilient reconstruction in Dominica: building back better for a resilient future

This Results in Resilience story describes how the Africa Caribbean Pacific-European Union Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (ACP-EU NDRR) Program has supported Dominica following Hurricane Maria in September 2017, through a first project to conduct a Post

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the
Documents and publications
2019

Historical trajectories of disaster risk in Dominica

This document analyzes the drivers of risk, using the example of Dominica, where processes set in motion during the colonial period have shaped the location of people and assets, the societal repercussions of that harm and the prospects for recovery.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
2015

Rapid damage and impact assessment: Tropical Storm Erika – August 27, 2015

This Rapid Damage and Impact Assessment was prepared following the devastating impacts of Tropical Storm Erika on August 27, 2015, to provide the Dominican government with a quantitative basis to design and build a comprehensive recovery strategy.
Organization of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the Dominica - government
Documents and publications
2021

Gender-responsive disaster preparedness and recovery in the Caribbean: Desk review

This desk review recognizes the importance of evidence-based approaches to disaster risk management (DRM), and aims at evaluating gender-responsive disaster preparedness and recovery efforts in the nine CFR Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Belize

World Bank, the
Dominica 2017 pdna
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
2017

Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Hurricane Maria September 18, 2017, Commonwealth of Dominica

The PDNA report covers the damage, losses, and recovery needs across various sectors following Hurricane Maria in 2017. A recovery strategy and summary of identified priority actions for recovery is included in the report.
Dominica - government Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters