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Main objective Determine pastoral community vulnerability in Wajiir county with regards to the current drought focusing on Food Security, Nutrition/Health, Water access and sanitation conditions, migration patterns, and condition of livestock. Specific objectives • Determine most severely affected districts…
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1.0 Executive Summary and Key Recommendations 1.1 Summary of Key findings Deterioration in food security across pastoral and marginal agricultural livelihoods An estimated 2.4 million persons, up from 1.6 million in August 2010, require food and non-food assistance for the next six…
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Purpose: Preliminary gauge of effects of poor Short Rains performance on crop production and food security. Objective: Early warning data and reports from affected districts indicate poor spatial distribution, poor temporal distribution, and early cessation of the Short Rains. The…
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1.0 Executive Summary and Key Recommendations 1.1 Summary of Key findings Significant improvements in pastoral and marginal agricultural livelihoods Sustained deterioration in food security after a succession of poor or failed seasons that began in 2007 has been reversed significantly, after improved…
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1.0 Executive Summary 1.1 Background The Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) conducted the 2009 long rains food security assessment in late May and July 2009 covering 30 districts. Twenty seven drought prone Arid and Semi Arid districts in the pastoral,…
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A collaborative report of the Kenya Food Security Steering Group: Office of the President (Ministry of State for Special Programmes); Ministries of the Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands; Agriculture, Livestock Development, Fisheries Development,…
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A collaborative report of the Kenya Food Security Steering Group: Office of the President; Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock Development, Fisheries Development, Water and Irrigation, Public Health and Sanitation, Medical Services, and Education; WFP/VAM; FEWS NET; UNICEF; FAO, Oxfam GB; UNDP;…
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 District Profile Wajir District covers an area of 56,501 Km2 with a population of 533,587 settled in 13 administrative divisions with 74 locations. The district borders the republic of Somalia to the East, Republic of Ethiopia to the…
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1 Introduction 1.1 District Background Information Marsabit district covers approximately 66,000 sq km with an estimated population of 143,849 people. The district borders Ethiopia and Moyale to the North, Turkana to the North-West, Samburu and Isiolo to the South, and Wajir…
