Kenya
Over nine million Kenyans are pastoralists out of a total population of 50 million. Together they hold livestock worth over US$1 billion. Livestock is their source of food, health, and wealth. But livestock also causes conflicts. In…
Kenya
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Kenya is now entering the 2022 election campaign period which runs from April to the election on 9th of August and if there is a runoff, it could be extended to…
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4 to 5 million people are in need of humanitarian food assistance, as needs continuously outpace assistance and the impact of the March-April-May long rains onset in most of the Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASALs) is…
Kenya
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators • The county experienced a late onset of the long rains season • The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI depicted moderate vegetation deficit with Mogotio, Tiaty…
Kenya
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ An average of 17.85 mm of rainfall was received in the month of April which was below normal. ▪ The 3-month VCI was 31.18 indicating moderate vegetation deficit conditions • Pasture…
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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The weather pattern for month of April was marked by high daytime temperature, intermittent cloud cover and light to heavy rains in various parts of the county. ▪ Vegetation condition deteriorated…
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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) • The month under review recorded slightly below normal rains. • On average, the state of water sources was fair across the livelihood zones but below normal for this…
Kenya
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The onset of the 2022 long rains was late in the third week of April. ▪ Vegetation greenness and forage condition was below normal. Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators) Production Indicators ▪ Majority of…
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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The first dekad of April received below normal rains while the second dekad received above normal rains. ▪ The vegetation condition for April was below normal for the month. ▪ The…
Kenya
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: • Performance: The County received on average 3 to 6 days of light to heavy rainfall across the Pastoral, MMF and MF zones. The temporal and spatial distribution of the…
