INTRODUCTION

This report, for the period 1 June – 30 November 2012, is the first semiannual report, covering the first six months in the 2012/2013 fiscal and policy year for CCRIF. It is designed to provide an update on progress during this period towards achievement of CCRIF’s Strategic Objectives (see Figure 1) as defined in the CCRIF Strategic Plan 2012/2013 – 2014/2015. In providing this progress update, this report also illustrates how the Facility upholds its customer values.

The report presents:

1 INTRODUCTION

On 22 October 2012, the National Hurricane Centre produced a weather outlook including a tropical wave within the southwestern Caribbean Sea. Approximately 320 miles (515 km) south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, the system became well organised and was named Tropical Depression Eighteen. The system was upgraded later that same day to Tropical Storm Sandy.

1 INTRODUCTION

On 17 August 2012 the National Hurricane Centre released its first weather outlook on a tropical wave system which had formed off the coast of Africa. By the following day the system appeared to be better organised as it moved towards favourable environmental conditions for development. At 0900 UTC on 21 August 2012 this system was classified as a Tropical Depression (#9) and by 2100 UTC it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Isaac.

INTRODUCTION

This report, for the period 1 September – 30 November 2011, is the second quarterly report in the 2011/2012 fiscal and policy year for CCRIF. It is designed to provide an update on progress during this quarter towards achievement of CCRIF’s Strategic Objectives (see Figure 1) as defined in the CCRIF Strategic Plan 2009/2010 – 2011/2012. In providing this progress update, this quarterly report also illustrates how the Facility upholds its customer values.

The report presents:

Belmopan, Belize, August 23, 2011 – The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) have strengthened their partnership to be able to better assist Caribbean countries to develop climate change adaptation strategies. These two organisations currently play key roles in the collection and provision of critical information and knowledge on the impacts of climate change and by extension natural disasters on Caribbean countries.

Cáritas. 1 de diciembre de 2010.- Cáritas y la Iglesia colombiana están dando respuesta urgente a las peticiones de ayuda lanzadas por las diócesis afectadas por las graves inundaciones que desde hace dos semanas han inundado buena parte del país y que han afectado a más de un millón de personas.

1.155.000 damnificados y más de 500 municipios afectados

La ola invernal que azota Colombia se

1 INTRODUCTION

Invest91, an area of disturbed weather which developed to the southeast of the eastern Caribbean during the last week of October was designated Tropical Storm Tomas at 5pm local time (Eastern Caribbean, GMT/UTC -4 hours) on 29 October and then was upgraded to Hurricane status at 11am local time on 30 October.

After a sharp northward tack during the night of 29 October, Tomas tracked directly over Barbados as an intense Tropical Storm during the early morning hours, the large eye structure

Early reports indicate that Earl blew the roofs off of buildings and downed many power lines in Anguilla. Severe beach erosion and flooding have also impacted the island. Antigua & Barbuda and St Kitts & Nevis, both also covered by CCRIF policies,

Climate change is considered to be the