Reports

Contributing to the prevention of acute malnutrition among children in pastoral households through nutrition-sensitive livestock programming in Marsabit County The Kenyan arid and semi-arid land, where the main livelihood is pastoralism, depend heavily on livestock. Within the…

Conflict and drought have driven many Somalis from their homes. With support from AFSC, people are working to rebuild a more sustainable, peaceful future. BY ZAINA KISONGOA Over the past two years, tens of thousands of refugees have…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • Rainfall report. The month under review recorded high rains across all the livelihood zones that wa above normal. Vegetation Condition: The vegetation condition Index (VCI) for the month was 30.2.…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The first dekad in April received below normal rains while the second dekad received above-normal rains. ▪ The vegetation condition for April was above average with an improving trend. ▪ The…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The seasonal rainfall received was below average during the Month of April. • The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed a decrease of three percent when compared to previous month of…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The county experienced a lot of rainfall during the month of April, being a continuation of the onset witnessed on the third week of March in most places. • The…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • Enhanced rainfall with a good temporal distribution and even spatial distribution was received across the County during the month under review. • Significant improvement was observed in forage, water availability…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Agro-pastoral areas of Moyale recorded highly near average rains in 10-12 rainy days whereas Saku sub-county received highly enhanced rains in 16-18 rainy days. In the pastoral livelihood zone…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month recorded an enhanced rainfall especially in the second dekad. The rains were evenly distributed both in time and space across the zones. The vegetation condition is good across…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The county received near normal rains that was fairly distributed in time and space across the livelihood zones. ▪ Vegetation greenness was above normal. ▪ Forage condition was fair to good Socio-Economic…