Kenya
Overview The arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) counties in Kenya experienced depressed October to December short rains,1 this resulted to three consecutive failed rains, with a projection of below average performance in the upcoming 2022 long rains.2…
Kenya
FLOODS BACKGROUND A strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole weather phenomenon in the western Indian Ocean has resulted in increased rainfall across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. It is already leading to heavy rainfall, flash floods and landslides, causing…
Kenya
Background Kenya is experiencing a prolonged drought due to below average precipitation from the seasonal short rains (Oct-Dec) in 2018 and 2019 long rains (April-June). The depressed rainfall performance in 2018/19 coming shortly after the 2016/17 drought…
Kenya
Project Context In January 2017, the Government of Kenya declared drought a national disaster with over 5.6 million households classified as food insecure. The drought had eroded local coping mechanisms where households displayed poor dietary diversity and…