L-r - Marie Legault, Head Development & Co-operation, CIDA, Jamaica converses with Hillary Alexander, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Jamaica, Dr. Simon Young, CEO, Caribbean Risk Managers (Facility Supervisor, CCRIF), and Dr. Warren Smith, President, Caribbean Development Bank

A cross section of participants at the WFCP meeting: (from left to right) Hulda Árnadóttir (ICI, Iceland), Marius Bulugea (PAID, Romania), Radu Popescu (PAID, Romania), Ekhosuehi Iyahen (CCRIF), Laurent Montador (CCR, France), Alfonso Nájera (CCS, Spain)

L-r - Members of the head table at the Opening Ceremony, - Devon Rowe, Director General, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Jamaica; Desiree Cherebin, Board Member, CCRIF; Dr. Warren Smith, President, Caribbean Development Bank; and, Mr. Milo Pearson, Executive Chairman, CCRIF and Chairman of the 6th Meeting of the WFCP

At the end of the WFCP meeting, participants enjoyed a day out on Jamaica's South Coast. Here they are at the Appleton Estate Rum Tour, in St. Elizabeth.

Jeremy Collymore, Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) reads through a CCRIF publication at the Cocktail Reception of the WFCP, Monday 24th October, 2011

Members of the World Forum of Catastrophe Programmes pose for photo at the end of their meeting. Milo Pearson (5th from left), the Executive Chairman of CCRIF also was the chair for the meeting.

Speech by Dr. Warren Smith, President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) at the opening ceremony of the World Forum of Catastrophe Programmes

WFCP Meeting Chairman and CCRIF Executive Chairman, Milo Pearson presents a gift, “A taste of Jamaica” to Chritiane de Bondy, Secretary General of France’s terrorism insurance pool, GAREAT.

Lloyd Lynch, Research Fellow, University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, delivers a presentation at the meeting on "GEM and the Seismic Research Centre in the Caribbean and their Role in Catastrophe Risk Reduction"

Ronald Jackson, Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Managment, Jamaica delivers a presentation at the meeting on "Lessons Learned from the Hazard Management Experience of Jamaica and Applicability to other Small Island States".

A cross section of participants at the WFCP meeting: (from left to right) Sophia Hsu (TREIF, Taiwan), Nora Chang (TREIF, Taiwan), Patrick Bidan (CCR, France), Chritiane de Bondy (GAREAT, France), Gunn Eide (NAA, Norway), Joe Zuber (CEA, USA), Peter Schneider (IRV, Switzerland)

Jeremy Collymore, Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), makes a point to Ekhosuehi Iyahan, Programme Manager, Caribbean Risk Managers (Facility Supervisor, CCRIF)