Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • No rainfall was received in Mandera county during the month under review • Vegetation condition; the current three-month Vegetation Condition index for the County is moderate vegetation deficit. Mandera East, Lafey and South…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The county experienced light showers and sunny days during the month of January. ▪ Vegetation greenness and forage condition was below normal. ▪ VCI forecast for the month of February indicates normal to above…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators • The county received above normal rains during the second dekad of January which were poorly distributed. • The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI is depicting moderate vegetation deficit. •…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The cessation of OND rainfall, marks the beginning of dry spell within both livelihood zones. ▪ The vegetation greenness was very good in both due to the OND rainfall. ▪ Pasture and browse…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: • Onset/Cessation: the OND rains onset delayed. • Performance: the County received on average 3 to 5 days of light to heavy rainfall across the Pastoral, MMF and MF zones. The temporal and…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The county received an average of 4.3 mm off season sowers in the month of January which was below normal ▪ The 3-month VCI was 40.85 indicating normal vegetation greenness and within…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) • The month under review recorded above little to no rains compared to normal. • On average, the state of water sources was fair across the livelihood zones as most dams…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The weather pattern was characterized by hot, cloudy with rains around Isiolo and Garbatulla in the first dekad of the month under review. The other two dekad remained dry and hot. ▪…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The first dekad of the month received below normal rainfall while the second and third dekads received near normal and above normal rainfall respectively. ▪ The vegetation condition for January was below…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The cessation of the short rains was unclear, in third week of December. The County received off-season rains in January with poor spatial distribution and sporadic in nature. The County vegetation greenness is…