Reports

TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya – “The hardship brought on by the drought has left many women weak and malnourished. I cannot imagine them giving birth without the support of a skilled health professional,” said Mark Epeyon, a…

Overview In 2020, a cross-programmatic efficiency analysis was conducted in Kenya to identify and analyse critical areas of functional overlap, misalignment or duplication across the country’s tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS, malaria, Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child and Adolescent Health…

HIGHLIGHTS With the failure of the last four rainy seasons, Kenya is experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. It is projected that about 4.5 million people in the 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Lands will require humanitarian…

1.0 DROUGHT SITUATION OVERVIEW The drought situation remains critical in 22 of the 23 ASAL counties due to the late onset and poor performance of the much-anticipated October to December 2022 short rains, coupled with four previous…

By: 1. Dr. Pamela Kaithuru, Psychologist, Kenya Meteorological Department, President ISSUP Kenya. 2. Zachary Misiani, Climate Research Officer, International Center for Humanitarian Affairs (ICHA) - KRCS Climate change is a significant and emerging threat to public health and community…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification The 2022 short rains were erratic, depressed and poorly distributed in terms of space and time. Satellite imagery for the month of December 2022 indicates that two out of three sub…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The County experienced dry and hot weather conditions throughout the month. However, some rains were received during the first week of December. There was early cessation of the 2022 short rains season. Vegetation…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification • The condition of vegetation deteriorated significantly during the period under review as evidenced by the decline in the VCI3month value from 34 to 25. The observed state of vegetation was…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • OND season onset delayed to the 1st week of November and cessation was on 2nd week of December.December rainfall was evenly distributed till cessation accounting for 80.85% of normal. •…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: ALERT-IMPROVING Biophysical Indicators • Biophysical indicators show positive trends towards expected seasonal ranges but still below normal. • Light showers were received in the month of December 2022 compared to the month…