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Overshadowed by hurricanes in the media, drought is nevertheless one of the most insidious climate risks affecting the region. In 2026, it is simultaneously impacting Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and much of the Lesser Antilles. This hazard has long-lasting consequences on water resources, food security, and public health across Caribbean populations.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb#FFFFFF\u00a0\u00bb min_height=\u00a0\u00bb137.6px\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb20px|||||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb#E27254″ global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n + 30 %<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Increase in the frequency and intensity of global droughts since 2000.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb#18baa8″ global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n 13,8 M<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n People facing acute food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 due to drought.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb#ffca57″ global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n 40 %<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Of Haitians lack access to safe drinking water according to WHO and UNICEF.<\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb#bcce78″ global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n \n 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Long-term drought forecast across the Caribbean until the end of May.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb min_height=\u00a0\u00bb530px\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb-15px|auto||auto||\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb19px|||||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n According to the United Nations, drought is now considered a \u201cslow-onset silent killer\u201d from which no country is spared.<\/span><\/p>\n Globally, the frequency and intensity of droughts have increased by nearly 30% since 2000<\/strong>. In the Latin America and Caribbean region, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) documented how drought pushed 13.8 million people<\/strong> into acute food insecurity in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n Although the Caribbean benefits from abundant tropical rainfall, this reality conceals a deep structural vulnerability <\/strong>: small island territories, limited freshwater reserves, often fragile water infrastructure, and a direct dependence on rainfall to recharge groundwater and sustain rivers.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb min_height=\u00a0\u00bb50px\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||1px|||\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||9px|||\u00a0\u00bb border_color_all=\u00a0\u00bb#244e52″ border_width_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb min_height=\u00a0\u00bb171.6px\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||4px|||\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||1px|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), the regional authority for Caribbean meteorology and hydrology, reported that since the beginning of the year, the Caribbean has been facing a concerning drought episode<\/strong>, particularly in the Lesser Antilles, with rainfall deficits observed from the start of the year and high risks of water stress.<\/span><\/p>\n The territories most exposed are Grenada, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, and Martinique, as well as the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Cura\u00e7ao.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n In Saint Lucia, authorities had already begun preparing in January 2026 for a drought that some local officials described as the worst in the last ten to fifteen years. In the northern part of the island, where hotels and a large portion of the population are concentrated, water supply is already insufficient. Water trucks are being mobilized for home deliveries, highlighting the fragility of existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bb#d6d6d6″ min_height=\u00a0\u00bb51.6px\u00a0\u00bb border_width_left=\u00a0\u00bb3px\u00a0\u00bb border_color_left=\u00a0\u00bb#8F8F8F\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n \u201cWe are preparing for what appears to be one of the worst drought periods of the last ten to fifteen years.\u201d<\/em> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||0px|||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n In April 2026, the Prefecture declared a drought alert<\/strong> for Grande-Terre and La D\u00e9sirade due to declining groundwater levels and dysfunctions in the drinking water distribution network. Other hydrographic areas in Guadeloupe remain under vigilance status. <\/span>Residents are required to comply with water-use restrictions, including limiting the watering of private vegetable gardens, prohibiting the filling of private swimming pools, and banning the washing of vehicles and boats. 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This raises the risk of waterborne diseases such as gastroenteritis, infectious diarrhea, typhoid fever, and even cholera in highly vulnerable areas.<\/span><\/p>\n Water storage practices also encourage mosquito breeding, increasing the spread of vector-borne diseases such as dengue fever.<\/span><\/p>\n Drought periods are often accompanied by extreme heat, leading to dehydration, heatstroke, extreme fatigue, respiratory illnesses, and other serious health risks, particularly for vulnerable groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, and young children.<\/span><\/p>\n Drought also contributes to the concentration of pollutants in low-flow rivers, increasing contamination risks.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Reduced river flows increase salinization in estuaries and coastal wetlands, affecting mangroves and seagrass beds that serve as fish nurseries and natural barriers against coastal flooding. <\/span>Sea level rise, combined with reduced freshwater input from rivers, further exposes coastal groundwater reserves to saltwater intrusion – a phenomenon already documented on several Caribbean islands.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb min_height=\u00a0\u00bb56px\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||-1px|||\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb20px||15px|||\u00a0\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb min_height=\u00a0\u00bb56px\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||-1px|||\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb20px||15px|||\u00a0\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb0px\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_accordion_item title=\u00a0\u00bbIs the Caribbean really threatened by drought?\u00a0\u00bb open=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n Yes. Despite significant tropical rainfall, the Caribbean is structurally vulnerable to drought due to small island surfaces, fragile water infrastructure, and highly variable rainfall patterns. Climate change is worsening this vulnerability by making dry episodes more frequent and more intense.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=\u00a0\u00bbWhich territories are most affected by drought in 2025\u20132026?\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb open=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n According to the CIMH, a long-term drought is affecting the Caribbean through the end of May 2026. Grenada is the most severely affected territory. Dominica, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica are also impacted. In Guadeloupe, a drought alert was declared in April 2026 across half of the territory.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=\u00a0\u00bbWhat actions should be taken during adrought in the Caribbean?\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb open=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n Reduce household water consumption, avoid watering gardens during the hottest hours of the day, install rainwater harvesting systems, comply with official water restrictions, and report any leaks in the public water network to the appropriate operator.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=\u00a0\u00bbWhat is the link between climate change and drought in the Caribbean?\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb open=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n Climate change intensifies the water cycle: rainfall becomes more irregular, alternating between intense downpours and increasingly severe droughts.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb border_width_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb2px\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb min_height=\u00a0\u00bb396px\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb1px|||||\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.27.6″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Drought in the Caribbean : An underestimated climate challengeOvershadowed by hurricanes in the media, drought is nevertheless one of the most insidious climate risks affecting the region. In 2026, it is simultaneously impacting Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and much of the Lesser Antilles. This hazard has long-lasting consequences on water resources, food security, and public […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\r\nDrought in the Caribbean : A very real threat<\/strong><\/h2>\n
2026: The Caribbean Faces a Concerning Drought Episode<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Saint Lucia and the Lesser Antilles : A deep water crisis<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n
– Zilta George-Leslie, President of the Saint Lucia Water and Sewerage Company, January 2026, quoted by La 1\u00e8re \/ France Info<\/p>\nGuadeloupe under drought alert<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n
Why Is the Caribbean Vulnerable ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Impacts : Far beyond the discomfort of turning on the tap<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Agriculture on the front line<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n
Public health : An often overlooked risk<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n
Fragile coastal ecosystems<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Useful resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Frequently asked questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Sources et references<\/h2>\n
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