Reports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative (R4) is a strategic partnership between Oxfam America (OA) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). R4 was initiated in 2011 to respond to the challenges faced by food…

Highlights The 2017 short rains, typically lasting from October to December, came late and finished early in most parts of Kenya. WFP began registering and providing relief assistance to families with malnourished children and women in four counties. WFP…

23,288 new arrivals were registered in Kakuma in 2017. 16,622 (71.4%) are from South Sudan. 75,297 Somalis have been assisted to return to Somalia under the voluntary repatriation programme. 35,407 returned in 2017 alone. 238,152 (49%) refugees reside…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: 10.08 mm of rainfall was received in the region in the month of December as compared to 28.86 mm normal long term average. Vegetation Condition: The vegetation condition was in…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month of December was characterized by an alternating occurrence of cloud cover with instances of light showers in few parts. The 3-Month Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) for Isiolo was 12.2…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Below normal Showers were experienced in the first dekad in the Mixed farming livelihood zone and fewer parts in Agro-pastoral livelihood. A few areas in the pastoral livelihood zone received…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The onset of short rains was generally late first to the second week of November while cessation was in first week of December. Fair spatial and uneven temporal distribution was observed…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The average vegetation condition index for the county decreased from 28.83 and fall in the moderate vegetation deficit category. The current average vegetation condition index is below the normal range of…

Drought situation and phase classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) Water availability recorded an improvement in the month of December. Pasture condition ranged between good to fair across the livelihood zones. The 3-month vegetation Condition Index (VCI) showed on average the…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The month of December received below normal rains that were poorly distributed in time and space. Cessation of the OND rains was by the first dekad of December. Vegetation condition index…