Reports

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…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ False onset of October November December (OND) rains was reported. ▪ The OND distribution in both time and space was generally fair to poor across all the livelihood zones. ▪ Vegetation greenness…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The October-November-December (OND) rains progressed into the month of December. Cessation was in the first dekad of December. The second and third dekads were characterised by hot and dry weather…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Most parts of the county received below average rainfall during the month under review. The distribution was uneven across the livelihood zones with parts of Igembe North and central receiving…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The County received rains that were below normal and realized mainly on the highland areas. Cessation was marked on the first week of December. ▪ The county vegetation greenness condition…