Assessments

Executive summary Mandera Central is one of the districts that form the North Eastern Province (NEP) and is one of the 19 districts gazetted as part of the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya (ASAL). The district…

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An integrated nutrition, food security and retrospective mortality survey was undertaken by the Ministry of Health and ACF during the rainy season (May 2012) in West Pokot County. The overall survey objective was to…

RAPID URBANIZATION EXPOSES TOWN DWELLING KENYANS TO FOOD INSECURITY AND MALNUTRITION Food security analyses for developing countries have mainly focused on rural areas because factors underlying food insecurity and malnutrition such as poverty, low education on levels,…

The objective of the KU-CFSVA was to analyze the food security, nutritional status and vulnerability of the urban population of Kenya, to provide baseline information to the policy-makers and practitioners, and to identify interventions. For the…

Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) 1.0 Executive Summary 1.1 Scope of the October-December, 2011 short rains food security assessments The multi-sectoral 2011/12 short rains were conducted by a joint…

Key Messages The food security of refugees arriving in Dadaab camps remains precarious as evidenced by heightened rates of child malnutrition in the outskirts of Dagahaley camp. UNHCR’s preliminary survey results indicate Global and Severe Acute Malnutrition…

1.1 Summary of Key findings Deterioration in food security across pastoral, agro-pastoral and marginal agricultural livelihoods An estimated 3.75 million persons in August 2011, up from 2.4 million in January 2011 require food and non-food assistance for…

Key Messages • The food security of newly arriving refugees has improved over the last several weeks, after the establishment of reception centers providing food, water, sanitation and health services for refugees at the point of entry…

Main objective Determine pastoral community vulnerability in Marsabit 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…

Main objective Determine pastoral community vulnerability in Mandera 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…