Too rich to obtain aid from international organizations, the Caribbean islands will benefit from an insurance system. At COP 23, Germany committed to pay 125 million euros.
“In Antigua and Barbuda we have started to adapt to the passage of hurricanes. But Irma was so intense that, regardless of our ability to anticipate, we could not resist the force of its winds. ”Tumasie Blair is adviser to the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations. He came to plead the cause of his country at COP 23. Antigua and Barbuda is the state that suffered the most from the passage of Irma in the region. Today the island of Barbuda is devoid of any infrastructure and its 1.800 inhabitants have been displaced to Antigua.
The cost of rebuilding the country has been estimated at 250 million euros by the World Bank. However, as Jo Scheuer, the climate gentleman from the UNDP (United Nations Development Program) explains, “the price to be paid after the hurricanes has passed is enormous for these Caribbean countries. Many of them have large debts. In addition, they are not considered as poor countries by international organizations, and they therefore do not benefit from their financial aid ”.
As a result, Antigua and Barbuda only received 6 million euros in insurance through CRIFF after Irma's passage. In all, the organization created by CARICOM member countries has paid 62 million euros to ten Caribbean states.
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