Kenya: Drought - 2014-2026 - Appeal Updates

SITUATION OVERVIEW Kenya is increasingly vulnerable to climate extremes, with cycles of severe drought often followed by intense rainfall and flooding. Beginning in November 2023, El Niño-enhanced...

The Regional Migrant Response Plan (MRP) aims at addressing urgent humanitarian and protection needs of migrants and their host communities along the Eastern and Southern migration routes from the...

FOREWORD The threats of climate change, extreme weather events, food insecurity, conflict and displacement are intersecting, causing deeper and increasingly complex health emergencies. In 2024,...

HIGHLIGHTS The number of food-insecure people in Kenya was approximately 2.8 million1 as of July 2023, down from 4.4 million people in February 2023 due to hydrological recovery from the drought...

IOM Vision IOM Kenya will become a catalyst in bringing transformative changes in migration dynamics in Kenya, seeking to respond to the immediate humanitarian and protection needs of affected...

The latest forecasts point to a greater than 80 percent chance of El Niño continuing through March–May 2024, following declaration of the onset of El Niño conditions in early July 2023 by the World...

There is a greater than 90 percent chance that El Niño will continue through the end of 2023, and international climate agencies forecast a moderate to strong El Niño continuing into 2024. This will...

Overview of the Situation Kenya has experienced five consecutive below-average rainy seasons, causing the longest and most severe drought in recent history and driving rapidly rising humanitarian...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Strategy for Sustainable and Resilient Livestock Development in view of Climate Change in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Region is a holistic and...

It is estimated that more than 46 million people in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda are in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 or above.

Regional overview The Horn of Africa region continues to experience the longest and most severe drought on record, threatening lives and livelihoods, including millions of refugees and internally...

Regional Overview Executive Summary The South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRP) is an annual comprehensive multi-agency response that outlines the strategies and actions needed to respond to...

The upcoming March-May 2023 rains are also forecast to be below average. Should these rains fail, and humanitarian assistance not be delivered at scale, food insecurity will continue to deteriorate.

Excerpt NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE The Kenya Red Cross Society is a voluntary humanitarian organization established by an Act of Parliament in 1965. It serves as an auxiliary to the public authorities...

HIGHLIGHTS With the failure of the last four rainy seasons, Kenya is experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. It is projected that about 4.5 million people in the 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Lands will...

The Horn of Africa Is Facing An Unprecedented Drought Emergency, With Catastrophic Consequences Communities in the Horn of Africa are in the midst of a likely fifth consecutive failed rainy...

Built on a foundation of strong, national country response plans, this Regional Emergency Appeal provides an overarching structure for Hunger Crisis responses across the continent. It consolidates...

The Horn of Africa Is Facing Its Worst Drought In More than Four Decades, With Catastrophic Consequences Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the immediate threat of starvation, with...

The hunger crisis is intensifying, as a result of conflicts, climate change, rippling effects of COVID-19, as well as growing prices of fuel, food, and fertiliser. As this crisis builds, 345 million...

More than 20.5 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity and rising malnutrition across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. This figure is expected to reach 23-26 million by September.