Regional risk manager preps countries for hurricane season

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has provided training in its Real-Time Forecasting System (RTFS) to Caribbean nations to help them to prepare for tropical cyclones that are expected to affect the region as the hurricane season gets underway.

In a press release, CCRIF said it made available the RFTS to all its members and hosted a training session with 78 persons from 18 Caribbean countries to teach them to use the RFTS effectively. “The RTFS is a storm impact forecast tool which provides users with real-time hurricane hazard and impact information and can support users in effective disaster preparedness and response,