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September 23, 2009 – Students studying risk management and natural hazards-related subjects will soon benefit from scholarships to be offered by the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF). This was recently announced by CCRIF’s Chairman Milo Pearson following the latest CCRIF Board Meeting in Jamaica. Pearson said that it was a move to give more help to member states to build their capacity to better deal with the physical and socio-economic impacts of natural catastrophes, particularly in the face of growing risks due to climate change. 

September 14, 2009 – An important new publication, Climate Sense, was launched at the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) on August 31.  At the launch, Mr Hong Yan, Deputy Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, noted that, through its sharing of best practices across a variety of disciplines and sectors, Climate Sense is a significant resource to support the Global Framework for Climate Services coming out of WCC-3. Climate Sense is a user-friendly information tool what will help countries to plan ahead in the face of changing climate conditions.

August 19, 2009 - The small island developing states that constitute the Caribbean region are prone to the two main global catastrophe hazards, earthquakes and hurricanes. These hazards which often lead to natural disasters in this region have had dire consequences for economic activities, infrastructure, human welfare and natural resource management.

July 30, 2009 - The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) is assisting the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) climate change negotiating team in finalising the AOSIS position leading up to the Copenhagen United Nations Climate Change Conference in December.

July 24, 2009 -A collection of leading scientists, economists and analysts gathered on July 9 & 10 at the Economics of Climate Adaptation Summit in Ruschlikon, Switzerland to discuss how countries can implement climate adaptation. Hosted by the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, this gathering was part of the international preparations for Copenhagen 2009, the critical United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in December.