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St. Lucia: Hurricane Insurance Policies

September 9, 2013

On the Caribbean islands, tropical storms are wreaking havoc. Climate change is leading to larger and larger hurricanes. It’s the poor who suffer the most; a storm can wipe out everything they have in a matter of hours. Now, a new insurance plan aims to secure island residents' belongings and livelihoods.

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St. Lucia is one of those Caribbean islands. There the United Nations University has joined a local insurer and the German government's environment ministry to create an insurance plan. The policy aims to protect people against damage from the storms.