Catastrophic hurricanes Irma and Maria underscore need to press ahead with risk insurance for fishers, CRFM says
Belize City, Friday, 20 October 2017 (CRFM)—Several Caribbean countries have been recently devastated by two catastrophic hurricanes, Irma and Maria, underscoring the need for Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) to press forward with risk insurance for…
As climate change hits the Caribbean, partners collaborate to boost resilience and rejuvenate coasts
By Randall Brummett / World Bank Even before Hurricane Joaquin’s catastrophic flooding of South Carolina in October, the storm had hit ten islands of The Bahamas with brute force. On Crooked Island, 85 percent of the homes were destroyed. Over 36…
