DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT Impact Like its neighbours in the horn of Africa, Kenya is experiencing extreme drought conditions and some 3.5 million people are facing severe hunger. Following the failure...
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Introduction Background Since late 2019, when the first case of COVID-19 was identified1 , cities around the world have been facing varying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and have employed...
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Over nine million Kenyans are pastoralists out of a total population of 50 million. Together they hold livestock worth over US$1 billion. Livestock is their source of food, health, and wealth. But...
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1. Introduction 1.1. Project summary The Innovation for African Climate Risk Insurance (InACRI) project aims to develop an improved crop insurance product that addresses the problem of basis risk...
Focus Counties: Bungoma, Kakamega and Siaya This assessment describes seven important climatic impact drivers for Kenya, with a special focus on the counties Bungoma, Kakamega and Siaya. It shows how...
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(Nairobi, 15 May 2022): The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, concluded a two-day visit to Kenya on 13 Maywhere he saw first-hand...
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Kenya is now entering the 2022 election campaign period which runs from April to the election on 9th of August and if there is a runoff, it could be...
4 to 5 million people are in need of humanitarian food assistance, as needs continuously outpace assistance and the impact of the March-April-May long rains onset in most of the Arid and Semi-Arid...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators • The county experienced a late onset of the long rains season • The Vegetation greenness as depicted...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The MAM rainfalls were evenly distributed in time and space though amount received was below normal. ▪ The vegetation greenness...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ An average of 17.85 mm of rainfall was received in the month of April which was below normal. ▪ The 3-month VCI was 31.18...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The weather pattern for month of April was marked by high daytime temperature, intermittent cloud cover and light to heavy rains...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The County received heavy rains in the third week of April after nearly three weeks of dry period after the onset. Vegetation...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) • The month under review recorded slightly below normal rains. • On average, the state of water sources...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The onset of the 2022 long rains was late in the third week of April. ▪ Vegetation greenness and forage condition was below...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The first dekad of April received below normal rains while the second dekad received above normal rains. ▪ The vegetation...
Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: • Performance: The County received on average 3 to 6 days of light to heavy rainfall across the Pastoral, MMF and MF...