2026 Caribbean Water Resources Summit

Col. Charles Decker, commander of the Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District, delivers opening remarks at the first Caribbean Water Resources Summit on Feb. 20, 2026, at Interamerican University’s Metro Campus in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Decker underscored the urgency of the island’s water challenges, from aging infrastructure and watershed degradation to drought and rising flood impacts, and emphasized that solutions require unified action across agencies and sectors. The summit brought together more than 130 participants from federal agencies, territorial partners, universities, and nonprofit organizations to share data, align priorities, and advance collaborative strategies for strengthening Puerto Rico’s water resilience.