Reports

In the "Let it rain" challenge, farmers can take to their mobile phones to predict what day the rainy season will start By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, Nov 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kenya is gamifying climate change -…

Key Messages • Nutrition concerns: According to the LRA 2019, the nutrition situation has worsened due to food insecurity compounded by high morbidity, limited access to health and nutrition services. An estimate of 623,814 children are in…

Livestock production gradually recovering in pastoral areas as rains replenish rangeland resources Key Messages At the peak of the October to December short rains season, many poor households are gradually recovering from the impact of previous drought or…

By Alice Sverdlik, Diana Mitlin, David Dodman, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Executive Summary Climate change will worsen many existing shocks and stresses, in addition to creating new challenges in informal settlements (‘slums’). Climate and disaster-related…

HIGHLIGHTS • More than 160,000 people, including nearly 18,000 who are displaced countrywide, have been affected by floods or landslides since the onset of the short rains in October, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). •…

The technology allows slumdwellers and rural villagers with simple mobile phones to effectively create their own local currencies to bootstrap development By Laurie Goering LONDON, Nov 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In Kenya's poor rural and slum communities,…

Heavy rain has been affecting western Kenya, triggering landslides that have resulted in casualties and widespread damage. Media report, as of 26 November, at least 52 fatalities after major landslides occurred on 24 November in Tapach, Weiwei…

Forty health specialists from Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) on Tuesday afternoon arrived at Kapenguria County Referral Hospital to help West Pokot victims of landslides and floods. Led by Head of Emergency Services at MTRH Dr…

Citation Amwata D, Mungai C, Radeny M, Solomon D. 2019. Review of policies and frameworks on climate change, agriculture, food and nutrition security in Kenya. CCAFS Info Note. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture…

Citation van Wesenbeeck L, van Asseldonk M, Gathiaka J, Mulwa R, Oostendorp R, Radeny M, Recha J, Wattel C. 2019. Landscape mapping for upscaling CSA in the Nyando Basin, Kenya. CCAFS Info Note. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research…