Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The county was characterized by dry and sunny weather conditions with few places receiving 1 – 2 days erratic and depressed showers. Pasture lands remained dry and depleted in most…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The County received light rains that were below normal compared to long term average and mainly reported in the highlands. No onset of short rains has been registered. ▪ The county vegetation…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: ALARM-WORSENNING Biophysical Indicators  Biophysical indicators are showing negative trends away from expected seasonal ranges.  Below average amount of rainfall were received in the month of October 2021.  The October Vegetation Condition Index…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall was recorded from the 3rd week of October which was normal onset, however, the amount received was still below normal. Status of water sources was still below normal with a slight improvement.…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • Select few areas on the Western side of the County received highly depressed rainfall for 1-2 days during dekad one of October. Noteworthy, total rainfall for the 6-month period…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall Report. The County remained dry and sunny throughout the month. The outlook for November 2021 indicates that Wajir County is likely to experience near average to below-average rainfall. Vegetation Condition: Physical observations indicate…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators The county received slightly above normal rains during the month under revie but charecterised by poor spatial and temporal distribution. The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI is above normal…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The County received above normal rainfall in October. The temporal distribution was good although with uneven spatial distribution across the livelihood zones. The vegetation cover index was above normal range, with…

Nairobi, Kenya 4 November, 2021 - Following the late onset of the rainy season and uneven and poor distribution of rains across many parts of Kenya an estimated 2.1 million people are now facing acute food…

Nancy could not have known that rather than making money she would spend weeks being cared for by strangers as she battled illness in a foreign land. The 17-year-old left her home in Uganda’s Karamoja region with…