Reports

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster October – November – December 2020 Rains Season Heavy rains were experienced in many parts of the country following onset of the October-November-December (O-N-D) 2019. The enhanced OND 2019 rains resulted into…

Introduction Kenya hosts 500,000 refugees and asylum seekers who are fully dependent on humanitarian assistance for their basic needs. Since late 2019, Kenya has been impacted by the so-called 'triple-threat': the largest Desert Locust invasion in the…

Abstract Floods continue to be the most devastating natural disasters, whose frequency and intensity are increasing due to climate change. Extreme floods have posed significant risks to most parts of Kenya making it one of the most…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase:Normal-WORSENING Biophysical Indicators • Biophysical indicators are showing negative trends away from the expected seasonal ranges. • Below average amount of rainfall were received in the month of January 2021. • The January Vegetation…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators • The county received below normal rains during the month. • The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI is above normal but with a declining trend. • The…

Executive summary The arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) of Kenya are exposed to recurrent climate shocks, especially drought and floods, which interact with local conditions to cause food, nutrition, and water insecurity, and consequently malnutrition, morbidity, and…

Highlights • In 2020, the humanitarian situation in Kenya rapidly deteriorated due to COVID-19, severe desert locust invasion and massive floods including swelling of lakes. COVID-19 took a toll on the economy and basic social services provision.…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • Select few areas on the Western side of the County received highly depressed rainfall for 1-2 days culminating to cessation during dekad one of December. Noteworthy, total rainfall for the 6-month period…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase:Normal-STABLE Biophysical Indicators • Biophysical indicators are showing negative trends towards the expected seasonal ranges. • Below average amount of rainfall were received in the month of December 2020. • The December Vegetation Condition Index values for…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The onset of short rains season was on the 3rd dekad of October which was normal. In the month of December an average of 11.4 mm of rainfall was…