Reports

Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus that emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. The SARS-CoV-2…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The rains continued in the month of May but decreased in amount and intensity. The distribution was poor and uneven The vegetation greenness remains above normal Pasture and browse condition improved further Socio-Economic…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month’s weather conditions were dominated by sunny days with few rainy days. Onset of dry spell is evident with start of strong winds during the day and night. Vegetation condition…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Generally, the 2021 MAM long rain season was below average (depressed rains) Cessation for the MAM season was on the second dekad of May which was earlier than normal. Pasture and browse…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The March-May rainfall had delayed onset and poor spatial and temporal distributions. Vegetation greenness declined though still above normal and water was fairly available and accessible for both livestock and domestic…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) The month under recorded significantly minimal rains compared to the long term mean for the month. The state of water sources on average ranged between fair to poor across…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: In the month under review, rains intensified in most parts of the county. Moyale Sub-county received substantially above normal rains whereas North Horr, Laisamis and Saku Sub-counties received cumulatively…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The county experienced depressed seasonal rains with late onset and cessation. The vegetation greenness was normal. VCI forecast indicates normal to above normal vegetation greenness. Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators) Production Indicators Crops were at tussling/knee…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The County received below average rainfall during the Month of May. The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed increase of seven percent when compared to previous month. The VCI indicated normal vegetation greenness.…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The first dekad of the month received significantly above-average rainfall while the second dekad received below normal rainfall. The vegetation condition index for May was normal for this time of the…