Disaster Readiness: The Armed Forces in the Antilles are running “Operation Caribbean 26” until June 4, a multinational disaster-response drill simulating a major Category 4 cyclone hitting the Antilles, with Martinique and Guadeloupe’s RSMA units placed under FAA command and deploying teams for engineering reconnaissance, research/intelligence, route recovery, light intervention, protection, and rescue/unloading. Climate & Water Stress: Across the Caribbean, 2026 climate shifts are bringing prolonged drought, sea-level rise, and extreme heat linked to a strong El Niño pattern, with rainfall dropping below normal and freshwater supplies strained—raising pressure on aquifers, reservoirs, and agriculture. Health Tech Access: PAHO/WHO and OECS-PPS will convene a May 28–29 workshop in Saint Lucia to improve access to safe, effective medicines and health technologies, launching a regional technical working group focused on procurement, supply chains, quality assurance, and pooled purchasing. Marine Cleanup Planning: More than 60 regional professionals are meeting in Dominica under SARSEA to develop national sargassum strategic plans, with field activities in Martinique and Guadeloupe planned to start June 1. Trade & Innovation Links: Saint Lucia is pushing practical trade and investment cooperation with Martinique, including work toward import-export facilitation for 15 products and a more structured regional framework under CARIFORUM-EU.