On March 13, 2024, CCRIF SPC, in collaboration with the Cayman Islands Government, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and The University of the West Indies (UWI), launched Ivan+20 in Grand Cayman, under the theme: Ivan+20: Remembering the Past, Reflecting on the Present, and Visioning for the Future: 20 Years Since Ivan... Resilience, Adaptation, Sustainability in Caribbean SIDS.

The Ivan+20 Initiative is being spearheaded by CCRIF in collaboration with Caribbean governments and regional organizations to collectively restate our commitments to ensuring that we never forget and adopt the lessons learned from Hurricane Ivan, push forward, take charge, and create the resilient and sustainable future we want. Ivan+20 will include a year-long series of events and engage Caribbean governments, regional organizations, academic institutions, civil society organizations, the private sector, youth and children as well as the general public.

The Ivan+20 concept is therefore much more than a remembrance of Hurricane Ivan which in 2004, devastated 9 countries in the Caribbean, causing loss of life, destruction of houses and communities, homelessness, damage to infrastructure – including electric utilities transmission and distribution systems, and resulting in regional losses of over US$6 billion.

CCRIF is a by-product of Hurricane Ivan: CCRIF as an organization and the introduction of parametric insurance in the Caribbean were born out of Ivan. Following Hurricane Ivan, CARICOM Heads of Government approached the World Bank for assistance to design and implement a cost-effective catastrophe risk financing mechanism for its member governments that would enable them to access quick liquidity following a natural disaster. The analyses concluded that parametric insurance would be the most suitable disaster risk financing instrument to address this need for quick liquidity and allow governments to meet their most immediate needs following a disaster, including providing support for the vulnerable in their populations.

Ivan+20 Scholarships

This year, CCRIF is offering 2 “Ivan+20” Scholarships at the undergraduate level and 2 at the postgraduate level to students from Grenada and the Cayman Islands – the two countries most devastated by Ivan 20 years ago. These scholarships are in addition to those that CCRIF provides each year to Caribbean nationals. Therefore, in 2024, CCRIF will offer a total of 16 scholarships to Caribbean nationals to pursue postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in areas of study related to disaster risk management at The UWI and other universities in the Caribbean.

Information about these scholarships can be found at:

Undergraduate scholarships at The UWI: https://www.ccrif.org/ccrif-uwi-scholarships
Postgraduate scholarships at universities in the Caribbean: https://www.ccrif.org/scholarship

The deadline for applications for 2024 is June 15, 2024.

Back Row from L-R: Mrs. Elizabeth Emanuel, Head of Corporate Communications and the Technical Assistance Management Teams, CCRIF SPC; Mr. Timothy Antoine, Chairman, CCRIF SPC; Mr. David Maslo, Chief Risk Management Officer, CCRIF SPC; Mr. Michael Nixon, Senior Assistant Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Cayman Islands; Ms. Deneice Yarde, CCRIF SPC Board Member; Mr. Michael Gayle, CCRIF SPC Board Member; Mrs. Mariame McIntosh-Robinson, CCRIF SPC Board Member; Mr. Isaac Anthony, CCRIF SPC CEO; Mr. Kester Craig, CDEMA Deputy Executive Director; Mr. Aidan Harrigran, CCRIF SPC Board Member.

Front Row from L-R: Dr. Beverly Shirley, Programme Officer, The University of the West Indies Global Campus; Mrs. Saundra Bailey, Deputy Chairperson, CCRIF SPC; Hon. Juliana O'Connor-Connolly, Cayman Islands Premier, and Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Education, District Administration & Lands and Cabinet Office; Mrs. Gillian Golah, Chief Operations Officer, CCRIF SPC; Mrs. Lisa-Ann Hurlston-McKenzie, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency.

Press Release - CCRIF and The UWI Host 1st Ivan+20 Resilience Dialogue in Jamaica

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, June 14, 2024. On June 5, 2024, at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in Jamaica, CCRIF SPC, in collaboration with The UWI, held the first Resilience Dialogue “Reflecting on 20 years post Hurricane Ivan” alongside a time capsule event “Messaging the Future – Our Vision for a resilient Caribbean 2044”.Read more...

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Newspaper: Jamaica Observer

Article: Ivan’s trail of death

Date: September 14, 2004

Link: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2004/09/14/ivans-trail-of-death/

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Article: Health sector needs $200m to recover from Ivan

Date: September 26, 2004

Link: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2004/09/26/health-sector-needs-200m-to-recover-from-ivan/

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Article: Europe donates $3.3b for hurricane relief

Date: October 19, 2004

Link: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2004/10/19/europe-donates-3-3b-for-hurricane-relief/

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Article: UWI offers help to countries hit by Ivan

Date: November 2, 2004

Link: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2004/11/02/uwi-offers-help-to-countries-hit-by-ivan/

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Article: After Hurricane Ivan Expect depression

Date: September 25, 2004

Link: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2004/09/25/after-hurricane-ivan-expect-depression/

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Article: Jamaica asks for help

Date: September 15, 2004

Link: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2004/09/15/jamaica-asks-for-help/

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Newspaper: Jamaica Gleaner

Article: Priority disaster areas

Date: September 19, 2004

Link: https://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20040919/news/news4.html

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Article: Jamaica’s disaster risk management capacity being strengthened

Date: July 20, 2022

Link: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20220720/jamaicas-disaster-risk-management-capacity-being-strengthened

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Article: Regional water utilities to access insurance coverage against extreme weather

Date: September 19, 2023

Link: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230919/regional-water-utilities-access-insurance-coverage-against-extreme-weather

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Article: Measures in place to fund emergency costs associated with natural disasters

Date: November 1, 2023

Link: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231101/measures-place-fund-emergency-costs-associated-natural-disasters#google_vignette

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Source: Jamaica Information Service

Article: STATEMENT BY MOST HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER P. J. PATTERSON RE: HURRICANE IVAN ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004

Date: September 10, 2004

Link: https://jis.gov.jm/speeches/statement-by-most-honourable-prime-minister-p-j-patterson-re-hurricane-ivan-on-september-10-2004/

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Article: Government Lauded for Proactive Approach to Financing Natural Disaster Risks

Date: December 6, 2023

Link: https://jis.gov.jm/government-lauded-for-proactive-approach-to-financing-natural-disaster-risks/

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Article: Jamaica and Japan Sign Grant Agreement for CCRIF Study

Date: October 25, 2005

Link: Jamaica and Japan Sign Grant Agreement for CCRIF Study - Jamaica Information Service

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Article:Jamaica makes $241m premium payment to regional insurance fund

Date: March 18, 2007

Link: Jamaica makes $241m premium payment to regional insurance fund - Jamaica Gleaner

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Article: Gov’t makes Budgetary Allocation for Caribbean Catastrophe Insurance Facility
Date: April 13, 2007

Link: Gov’t makes Budgetary Allocation for Caribbean Catastrophe Insurance Facility - Jamaica Information Service

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Article: Finance Minister Projects Growth Despite Hurricane
Date: September 22, 2004

Link: Finance Minister Projects Growth Despite Hurricane - Jamaica Information Service

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Source: Cayman Compass

Article: Jazz Pitcairn’s ‘Ivan’ wins best score at international film festival

Date: April 3, 2024

Link: https://www.caymancompass.com/2024/04/03/jazz-pitcairns-ivan-wins-best-score-at-international-film-festival/

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Article: Blind man battles Hurricane Ivan

Date: February 21, 2005

Link: https://www.caymancompass.com/2005/02/21/blind-man-battles-hurricane-ivan/

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Source: Caymanian Times

Article: Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Facility launches Ivan+20 in the Cayman Islands

Date: April 3, 2024

Link: https://www.caymaniantimes.ky/news/caribbean-catastrophe-risk-facility-launches-ivan-20-in-the-cayman-islands

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Source: Now Grenada

Article: Keens-Douglas Launches Ivan Book

Date: 1 September, 2014

Link: https://nowgrenada.com/2014/09/keens-douglas-launches-ivan-book/

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Source: CCRIF SPC (Press release)

Article: CCRIF and Partners Launch Ivan+20

Date: March 19, 2024

Link: https://www.ccrif.org/news/ccrif-and-partners-launch-ivan20

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Source: CCRIF SPC (Press release)

Article: Caribbean Water Utilities to Access Parametric Insurance Coverage Against Extreme Weather Events

Date: September 19, 2023

Link: https://www.ccrif.org/news/caribbean-water-utilities-access-parametric-insurance-coverage-against-extreme-weather-events?language_content_entity=en

A copy of Jamaica’s Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Policy and Strategy 2020–2040

https://www.preventionweb.net/media/94840/download?startDownload=20240509

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Report on Hurricane Ivan by Stacy R. Stewart, National Hurricane Center, December 2004

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL092004_Ivan.pdf

Or excerpts as follows:

· Print of pages 1-8. Includes information on Meteorological Statistics, Casualty and Damage Statistics and includes Forecast and Warning Critiques.

· Print of page 13. Shows part of the data for selected surface observations for Hurricane Ivan, 2-24 September 2004

· Print of page 25-26. Shows unofficial observations for Hurricane Ivan, 2-24 September 2004.

· A print of page 39. Shows a radar reflectivity image from Kingston, Jamaica at 1444 UTC 10 September 2004 as Ivan was approaching the island from the southeast.

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A copy of the NATIONAL HAZARD-RISK REDUCTION POLICY FOR JAMAICA (July 2005)

https://www.odpem.org.jm/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/National-Hazard-Risk-Reduction-Policy-for-Jamaica.pdf

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A copy of the Disaster Risk Management Act (2015) for Jamaica

https://www.odpem.org.jm/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DRM-Act-2015.pdf

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The Cayman Islands DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND HAZARD MANAGEMENT LAW (2019 Revision)

- The main guiding legislation establishing Hazard Management Cayman Islands and outlining the responsibilities etc. for the comprehensive management of disasters that may befall the Cayman Islands.

https://legislation.gov.ky/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2016/2016-0046/DisasterPreparednessandHazardManagementAct_2019%20Revision.pdf?zoom_highlight=hazard+management+2019#search=%22hazard%20management%202019%22

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The Cayman Islands DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING (AMENDMENT) LAW, 2020

- Following Hurricane Ivan changes were made to the Planning Law to help ensure that recovery efforts are not made more onerous by planning requirements. The amending legislation defined 'natural disaster' and provided for the relaxation of certain planning requirements, including notification requirements, which might otherwise delay the construction/recovery process in post-disaster recovery periods. Other post-disaster provisions to accelerate recovery included reduction of infrastructure fees by 50%, and the extension of the period of validity of approvals, from 12 months to 18 months from issue.

https://legislation.gov.ky/cms/images/LEGISLATION/AMENDING/2020/2020-0052/DevelopmentandPlanningAmendmentLaw2020Law50of2020.pdf?zoom_highlight=development+and+planning+law#search=%22development%20and%20planning%20law%22

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A copy of the GRENADA RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND ACT (2005)

- This was an Act to provide for the establishment of The Grenada Reconstruction and Development Fund to finance Grenada’s Reconstruction and Development in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan. Three pages long.

https://laws.gov.gd/index.php?option=com_edocman&task=document.viewdoc&id=397&Itemid=188

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CCRIF and The UWI Host 1st Ivan+20 Resilience Dialogue in Jamaica

Press Release - CCRIF and The UWI Host 1st Ivan+20 Resilience Dialogue in Jamaica

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