Reports

BACKGROUND The arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) counties are currently experiencing multiple shocks to their livelihoods and food security. While people’s health is threatened by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the approaching agricultural season is endangered by a…

Mandera county, located in the extreme north-east of Kenya and the neighbouring region of Gedo in Somalia are facing an alarming drought situation, with depleted water points (shallow wells, boreholes and water pans), reduced crop production…

Nairobi, 1 March 2021 – UN-Habitat and its counterpart agencies launched handwashing stations in Dandora dumpsite where more than 3,000 waste pickers are working, and hundreds of thousands of urban poor are living around. The launch was…

Socioeconomic data of refugees and host communities are crucial to support the objectives of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), inform effective development policy, and respond timely to shocks. Even though significant progress to produce displacement…

The Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana West was established to accommodate refugees residing in the area. Kakuma comprises four subcamps, with the first one formally established in 1992 and subsequent ones built to manage new arrivals.…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The weather condition during the month of January was dry and cold. No Rainfall was recorded during the month which was a normal occurrence during that time of the…

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 Biophysical Indicators Offseason rains were received for an average of two to eight days. Amount received were fair but poorly distributed in time and space. Above normal vegetation condition was recorded. Access to water…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The County received rains that were within the normal range in the first dekad of the month. The rains were well distributed in both the lowlands and the highlands. ▪…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The County did not experience any significant rainfall in January with dry and hot weather conditions (340C-360C) dominating across all livelihood zones. Cumulative rainfall for the 6-month period (August…