A recommitment to taking the necessary steps to combat climate change was made with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between an international organisation and Caribbean groups on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.
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Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, June 14, 2021. CCRIF SPC is pleased to announce that its member governments have renewed their parametric insurance coverage for tropical cyclones, excess rainfall, earthquakes, and the fisheries sector ahead of the upcoming 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This is the second year in a row that members have ceded over US$1 billion in risk to CCRIF. Season. This is the second year in a row that members have ceded over US$1 billion in risk to CCRIF. The Facility’s first non-government member, ANGLEC – Anguilla’s electric utility company – not only renewed but increased its coverage.
The Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Virtual Pre-Ministerial Forum opened on March 15, 2021 under the theme Regional Review on School Safety in the context of Systemic Risk. More than 20 countries and territories as well as multilateral agencies and other partners attended the event that addresses the Caribbean’s response to economic, human, natural and health crisis in the education sector.