Attachments
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
• No rain was received in the entire county during the month.
• Vegetation condition: the current three-month Vegetation Condition index for the county indicated extreme vegetation showing worsening situation.
• All sub counties are showing extreme vegetation deficit with worst been Mandera North with negative 11.72 vegetation index.
• Pasture is completely depleted across the county.
• Almost all surface water sources have dried up and are facing glaring water scarcity as the number of active water trucking sites increased to 310 centres across the County.
Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production indicators:
• Livestock body condition for all species is currently very poor in all the livelihood zones.
• Livestock deaths for all species have been reported across the County.
• Milk production is zero litres and hardly available across the County.
Access indicators:
• Terms of trade is unfavourable across all the livelihood zones.
• Milk consumption is below normal in the entire livelihood zone.
Utilization Indicators:
• The percentage of under five children at risk of malnutrition (MUAC) was above the long-term average.