Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall:  Onset: the expected OND rains onset delayed.  Performance: the County received on average 0 to 10 days of rainfall across the Pastoral, MMF and MF zones, with…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators  The onset of 2021 short rain was late in November.  Vegetation greenness and forage condition was below normal.  VCI forecast for the month of December indicates below normal vegetation…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) The month under review recorded minimal rains compared to normal. The state of water sources was poor across the livelihood zones as no recharge was recorded. The county recorded on…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators November is normally the wettest month of the year. This year, November was mainly dry. Water in the County is inadequate after failed rains. Surface water sources were barely recharged Production Indicators Most livestock…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators  Weather was characterized by hot, cloudy weather with heavy rains during the last dekad. Cherab and Sericho have not received any significant amount of rain.  Vegetation condition deteriorated to…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators  The onset of the short rains was on t3rd dekad of November, the performance remains below normal, and average of 15 mm was received during the period  The 3-monthVCI…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The rainfall distribution was uneven in terms of space and erratic in both livelihood zones in the period under review. The vegetation greenness remains at normal across both livelihoods though this…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators The county received below normal rains during the month under review. The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI is above normal across all sub counties. The Water levels…

Appeal highlights Severe drought and the secondary socioeconomic effects of COVID-19 have affected access to basic needs for children in Kenya. The President of Kenya declared the ongoing severe drought a national disaster on 9 September 2021,…

2 Rationale 2.1 Rationale The Dadaab camp was established in 1991 and is located in Garissa County. As of August 2021, a total of 228,308 refugees and 18,813 unregistered asylum seekers resided in Dadaab Refugee Complex. Since May 2017,…