Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: NORMAL-WORSENNING Biophysical Indicators • Biophysical indicators shows negative deviation from expected seasonal ranges. • Depressed rains were received during the month of July 2023,with Tana north and Tana river sub-counties receiving poor…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • Drizzles were experienced in isolated parts of the county a normal occurrence compared to seasonal trends. Further, overall Vegetation Condition Index improved from that of the previous month and…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification • The vegetation condition improved as indicated by the increase in the Vegetation Condition Index from 29.9 to 41.8. This is attributed to the rains that were received in the county…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Alert – Declining Biophysical Indicators • The county received rainfall that was below the average with poor distribution in space and time. • The vegetation greenness as depicted by the 3-month VCI…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators July was largely dry which is normal at this time of the year. According to KMD, August is also expected to be dry, with occasional cool and cloudy conditions. Vegetation Condition:…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The County received normal rains characterized by fair temporal. Spatial distribution was even in most parts except in some Pastoral livelihood zones. • Generally, the vegetation greenness condition was normal.…

Drought Situation Overview The 2023 long rains that ended in May had positive impacts, including reversing the adverse effects of the drought experienced in the past five seasons. Twenty-one (21) of the 23 ASAL counties reported normal drought…

Safe Water, Hygiene, and Sanitation For Better Livelihoods in Makueni County Project Will Impact Approximately 6,000 People N. Charleston, S.C. — Aug. 16, 2023 – Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit, is partnering with Procter & Gamble’s…

HIGHLIGHTS The March to May 2023 'long' rain’ season have resulted in some recovery from the severe drought, however, they have also brought floods and heightened the ongoing Cholera outbreak. The number of Cholera cases have increased from…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ All dekads in July received normal rains. ▪ The vegetation condition for July was above average with a reducing trend. ▪ The state of water sources was above normal for this…