Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ✓ Dry and sunny weather conditions prevailed in August. The long rains had performed below the normal ranges. ✓ The vegetation cover reduced but still at normal band. Forage was poor…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The county received no rainfall during the month and largely remains dry. ▪ The 3-month VCI was 25.91 indicating moderate vegetation deficits and was below the long term average for the period.subcounties of…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The month of July has been dry, cold and foggy. ▪ The vegetation greenness remains above normal ▪ Pasture and browse condition deteriorated. Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators) Production Indicators ▪ Land preparation…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators • The county received below normal rains during the first two dekads of August which was charecterised by poor distribution. • The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the…

This Emergency Appeal seeks a total of 8 million Swiss Francs to enable the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) to deliver humanitarian…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I. Introduction The Kenya Food and Nutrition Security Assessment (FNSA) is a multi-agency, multi-sectoral exercise led by the government of Kenya, and is conducted in 23 arid and semi-arid (ASAL) counties. The assessment is carried out…

Poor crop and livestock production and COVID-19 restrictions drive food insecurity KEY MESSAGES According to the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) 2021 Long Rains Assessment (LRA), the poor 2021 March to May long rains resulted in below-…

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: This Operation Update is published to inform stakeholders of the progress achieved so far in implementing this DREF operation, as well as the amendments made on outputs,…

The Government of Kenya has issued a drought alert for the arid and semi-arid areas as per the food security bulletin of July 2021(National Drought Management Authority). Most Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs) received less than…

The food security situation has been on a worsening trend in the Arid and Semi-Arid (ASAL) counties in Kenya, attributed mainly to the poor performance of the October-November-December 2020 short rains and the March-April-May 2021 long…