Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Workshop

Regional Meeting of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility

October 13, 2006, at the Caribbean Development Bank, Barbados

Organized by the World Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank,

in collaboration with CARICOM, JSIF, PHRD, and Government of Jamaica

The World Bank is pleased to convene the second regional meeting on the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, to be held at the Caribbean Development Bank in Bridgetown, Barbados, on October 13^th, 2006. This one-day workshop is organized by the World Bank and Caribbean Development Bank in collaboration with the Government of Jamaica, the CARICOM Secretariat, and financed in part by the Government of Japan.

The participants in the workshop will review the Initial Results of Preparation Work on the CCRIF, and they will discuss its structure, how it operates, and how it benefits participating countries that are exposed to hurricane or earthquake risks.

The workshop is designed for officials from Ministries of Finance in the CARICOM Member and Associate Member countries, with responsibility for risk management and budget planning, as well as representatives from donor agencies who are interested to participate in this initiative.

Event Organizer:

Francis Ghesquiere, Senior Urban Specialist,

Latin America and Caribbean Urban and Finance Cluster,

World Bank

1818 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20433

USA

fghesquiere@worldbank.org