Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: ALARM-WORSENING Biophysical Indicators • Biophysical indicators show negative trends away from expected seasonal ranges. • No rains received in the month of February 2023. • The February Vegetation Condition Index values for all…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators High temperature and dry weather conditions were experienced throughout the month. According to KMD, Wajir County will likely receive below average rains during MAM 2023 long rains season. Vegetation Condition: Severe vegetation…

Drought Situation Overview The drought situation continued to worsen in 22 out of the 23 ASAL counties. This is attributed to the poor performance of the 2022 short rains coupled with four consecutive failed rainfall seasons. The…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The 2023 long rain seasonal onset is expected on 4th week of March to 1st week of April, while cessation on 3rd to 4th week of May according to…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification The county has experienced the longest and severe drought with rising daytime temperatures. Scarce rangeland resources resulted in increased spikes in conflicts between communities. Livestock have been grazing away from homesteads due…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month of February was characterised by hot, windy and dry condition across all livelihood zones with an exception of areas in the high attitude zones that received light off…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • No rain was received in the entire county during the month. • Vegetation condition: the current three-month Vegetation Condition index for the county indicated extreme vegetation showing worsening…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification • As a consequence of the prevailing drier than normal weather conditions, the condition of vegetation remained poor with forage depleting in majority of the sites especially in the Pastoral and…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The county received depressed rains that was poorly distributed in time and space across the livelihood zones. This was below normal Vegetation greenness was above normal. Forage condition was below normal Socio-Economic…

Johanne Greibe Andersen, Per Kallestrup, Catherine Karekezi, Gerald Yonga & Christian Kraef BMC Public Health volume 23, Article number: 393 (2023) Cite this article Metrics Abstract Background Residents of informal settlements in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) are vulnerable to the health impacts…