A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CCRIF and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre was signed in August 2011.The MoU sets forth a framework for a collaborative alliance between CCRIF and CCCCC to assist the governments of Caribbean States in understanding the risks of climate change to the economies and people of the region and in identifying possible cost-effective adaptation measures to support greater resilience at the local, national and regional level.