Reports

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…

Marsabit County is the second largest county in Kenya covering 70,961.2 square kilometers(km)2, located in the upper Northern region of Kenya. It has an international boundary with Ethiopia to the north, borders Turkana County to the…

BACKGROUND KRCS has been implementing the IARP project, which aims to strengthen the capacity of KRCS and partners to prepare for and respond to disasters. As part of this, KRCS has developed an Early Action Protocol (EAP)…

Summary of the early action protocol The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total of CHF 499,199 for the Kenya Red Cross. The approved amount consists of an allocation of CHF 135,978 for readiness…

At the edge of Dagahaley Refugee Camp located in Northeastern Kenya, 24-year-old Zainab Isak is busy building her temporary shack by tying together twigs with pieces of cloth and poles stuck to the ground. Dagahaley is…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Generally, the month of January was hot and dry. Pasture and browse had continued to deplete as a result of the souring heat conditions and in-migration of livestock from Kajiado County. Kiima…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Off-season rainfall received was below average precipitation during the Month of January. The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed an increase of 18 per cent when compared to December. The VCI indicated Normal…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall Performance: The County received light to moderate rains of between 2-4 in the first dekad of the month with uneven temporal and spatial distribution both in time and space.…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The first dekad of January received normal rains while the second dekad received below normal rains. The vegetation condition for January was below average with an improving trend. The state of water…