The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) paid the Government of Haiti US $7,753,579 following the Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in January 2010 (20 times the policy premium of US$385,500).
This document presents tools and methodologies to conduct analysis of the socio-economic effects of natural disasters in the Caribbean from a gender perspective;
Briefing paper which highlights key lessons from past urban responses to guide local authorities, national governments, international agencies, the private sector, and community organisations in approaching the challenges of addressing and responding to disaster risks in urban environments.
'This briefing paper provides a distillation of the learning from thirty years of humanitarian response to earthquakes, looking at preparedness, relief and recovery.'