Reports

1 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE The Horn of Africa (HoA) region comprising countries like Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Eritrea, Djibouti, Republic of Sudan, and Somalia spans an impressive 5.2 million square kilometres. Strikingly, 60-70% of this vast…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: Torrential rainfall amounts of 14 to 22 rainy days have been recorded in the Southern, Western and Northern parts of the County. Saku, North Horr, Northern parts of Moyale and…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The County received above normal rainfall during the month under review, characterized by good temporal distribution and even spatial spread. • Pasture and browse conditions are generally good to fair…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ Rainfall: Most parts of the county experienced wet weather condition during the month. Onset of the seasonal rains was realized on the second week of October. ▪ Vegetation: The vegetation Condition…

Drought Situation Overview The impacts of the October to December 2023 short rains season, which is characterised by El Nino phenomenon, has been realised in all Arid and Semi-Arid counties. Twenty (20) counties reported Normal drought phase in October.…

By Maina Waruru NAIROBI, Oct 24 2023 (IPS) - Almost all major river basins in Africa have become the epicentres for conflicts over the last 20 years, and agricultural yields on the continent could drop by up…

The International Cooperation and Development Foundation (TaiwanICDF) is teaming up with Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), a Swiss international non-governmental organization, to address the pressing water crisis in Kenya. The collaborative initiative, titled “Improving Access to…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The county experienced below-average rainfall in September 2023, with only 8.60 mm compared to the long-term average of 17.1 mm. This difference suggests a drier September than usual based…

Drought Situation & EW Phase ClassificationBiophysical Indicators ▪ Rainfall :Most parts of the county remained hot and dry during the month under review ▪ Vegetation :The vegetation Condition index remained stably above normal . Socio-Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators) ▪ Production Indicators…

Drought Situation Overview The drought situation remained stable in most of the ASAL counties in September 2023. This is attributed to close to normal performance and impacts of March to May (MAM) rains. Currently, 18 counties have reported…