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Introducing CWUIC - transforming disaster resilience and response for water utilities in the Caribbean region

IWRA - 1st ISLANDS WATER CONGRESS
Island Water Administration: Caribbean Region (RS7)
Author(s): Christopher Husbands
Christopher Husbands, Caribbean Water Utility Insurance Collective, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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AbstractThis paper/presentation will share the experience of developing and operationalizing the Caribbean Water Utility Insurance Collective (CWUIC). The CWUIC was officially established in September 2023 under the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) as a segregated portfolio. It is supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the UK Government (FCDO) and other key stakeholders...