This webinar, “Introduction to Disaster Risk Financing and CCRIF Parametric Insurance”, is adapted from a 40-hour postgraduate course offered by CCRIF SPC and The University of the West Indies titled, “Fundamentals of Disaster Risk Financing for Advancing Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)”.

The webinar will focus in large measure on enhancing the understanding of disaster risk financing tools used by governments to financially protect their economies, advance debt and fiscal sustainability of countries, and close the protection gap. The webinar will introduce CCRIF SPC as the Caribbean region’s main disaster risk financing facility and the Caribbean and Central America’s development insurance company.