Mission
CCRIF is a parametric insurance facility, owned, operated and registered in the Caribbean for Caribbean governments. It insures government risk and is designed to limit the financial impact of catastrophic hurricanes and earthquakes to Caribbean governments by quickly providing short term liquidity when a policy is triggered.
It is the world's first regional insurance fund, giving Caribbean governments the unique opportunity to purchase earthquake and hurricane catastrophe coverage not available elsewhere and with lowest-possible pricing. CCRIF represents a paradigm shift in the way governments treat risk, with Caribbean governments leading the way in pre-disaster planning.
Technical Assistance Programme, which includes scholarship programmes for students in programmes related to disaster risk management - at University of the West Indies and universities in the USA, UK and Canada.
Caribbean Risk Adaptation and Insurance programme
Economics of Climate Adaptation in the Caribbean study
Partnerships with Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. Member of World Forum of Catastrophe Programmes.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.