Assessments

Executive Summary Scope of the 2015 Short Rains Assessment The assessment of the October – December 2015 short rains was conducted from 1st to 12th February 2016 by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) and its partners.…

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 County Background Embu County lies in the Eastern part of Kenya bordering Kitui and Machakos counties to the South, Nyeri County to the North, Tharaka Nithi County to the East and Kirinyaga County to the South…

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1. County Background Kajiado County is situated in the South Western part of Kenya within the Great Rift Valley. The county borders Narok to the West, Nakuru and Kiambu Counties to the North West, Nairobi and…

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 County Background Kilifi County is one of the six coastal counties. It borders Kwale County to the South West, Taita Taveta to the West, Tana River to the North, Mombasa to the South and the…

IDP assessment in Mogadishu For over two decades, Somalia has been in a state of complex humanitarian crisis, with socio-economic, political and environmental factors leading to widespread conflict, drought, more recently flooding and numerous other recurrent human…

Project Summary Programme overview: The Government of Uganda’s second National Development Plan (NDP-II) (2015-2020) identifies the provision of adequate water supply and improved sanitation as one of the key priority areas for promoting sustainable wealth creation and…

Background & Rationale Deyr seasonal rains started in Middle Shabelle in October with flooding reported to have started by 22 October. The Middle Shabelle area was reported to be most affected by flash floods at the time…

Raina M Phillips*, Jelena Vujcic, Andrew Boscoe, Thomas Handzel, Mark Aninyasi, Susan T Cookson, Curtis Blanton, Lauren S Blum and Pavani K Ram Abstract Background Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water,…

Highlights of the findings: In addition to 207, 566 beneficiaries identified in the HRD, about 54,860 people are currently in need of food in need in Sitti Zone. More than 967,000 livestock are affected and need emergency feed…

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 County Background Kilifi County is located in the coastal region of Kenya to the North of Mombasa. The county covers an area of approximately 12,610 square kilometers (km2) and has a population of 1,246,228 according…