Attachments
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
Rainfall report. The month under review recorded 8.5 mm of rains with fair temporal and even spatial distribution. Amount recorded was below the long term averages at this time of the year. Vegetation Condition: On average, the county recorded fair to good vegetation condition with some pockets recording poor condition.
Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production indicators: On average the livestock body condition for all species was fair to good across all livelihood zones. Average milk production recorded a decrease compared to the previous month with no disease outbreak reported.
Access indicators; Average distance to water sources by households and livestock recorded an increase compared to the previous month with milk consumption recording an increase.
Utilization indicators; Cases of children at risk of malnutrition recorded a decrease compared to the previous month with Food Consumption recording acceptable status. The reduced Coping Strategy Index recorded an increase an indication of employment of high weight coping strategies.