By Peter Abwao, Communications Manager Kenya red Cross Society During the good times Ngao Chome from Msamviani Village, Kwale County did not think much about his goats. The browsers were easy to tend...
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Evaluation of the Cash Plus Project’s Contribution to Reducing Vulnerability amongst Adolescent Girls & Young Women to HIV in Turkana County
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background. The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) was the non-state Principal Recipient (PR) for the Global Fund HIV Grant, over the period January 2018 to June 2021. In April 2021,...
Early Warning Communication for Enhanced Anticipatory Disaster Risk: The Status of Flood Early Warning Communication in Lower Tana and Athi Basins
Abstract Tana River, Kilifi and Garissa counties experience flooding due to persistent heavy rainfall in the Mt. Kenya and Aberdare ranges region. The flooding affects the socio-economic well-being...
Modelling COVID-19 Risk in Kenya To Enhance Humanitarian Response
Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus that emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. The SARS-CoV-2 has caused a...
Call to Action Letter on Cash Coordination [EN/AR]
Dear Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, The lack of predictable and accountable coordination arrangements for humanitarian cash continues to hamper the scale, quality and...
Technical Paper: Drought Risk Management: The Towards Forecast-based Preparedness Action Approach (October 2020)
By Emmah Mwangi (Kenya Red Cross) and Emma Visman (King’s College London) Executive summary As climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, there has been increased...
An Application of Flood Risk Analysis for Impact Based Forecasting in Kenya
Abstract Floods continue to be the most devastating natural disasters, whose frequency and intensity are increasing due to climate change. Extreme floods have posed significant risks to most parts of...
An Evaluation of the impact of activity based reporting methodology on the reporting timelines using the regression discontinuity analysis: A case study of the Global Fund Program in Kenya
ABSTRACT Background Information: The Principal Recipient (PR) for Global Fund (GF) program requires that the sub recipients (SRs) submit their monthly reports by the 5th of every month. Further, the...
Kenya Accountable Devolution Program-Devolution and locally-led Climate and Disaster Risk Management Project (P163600) - Final Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Kenya Accountable Devolution Program was established in 2012 to support the devolution process in Kenya. The KADP aims to strengthen the capacity of counties to provide services...
Use of earth observation products to enhance humanitarian disaster response - A Case Study of KRCS Response to West Pokot Mudslides in 2019
Abstract Kenya is mostly affected by mudslides and floods during two rainfall seasons, namely March-April-May (MAM) and October-November-December (OND). These landslides, floods and mudslides more...
Anticipatory Risk Management: Defining windows of opportunity based on impact calendar - The Kenyan Context
Abstract Disasters such as drought and floods cause great impacts to the vulnerable communities especially those in arid and semi-arid areas. In Kenya, 2010/2011 and 2016/2017 are the most recent...
Use of Geo-Information Tools to Investigate Flood Risk: A Case Study of Kwale County
Abstract Five years since the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the concept of building resilience amongst communities to flooding is still a major concern in...
Understanding the status and need for anticipatory early action in lower Tana and lower Athi River Basins
Abstract The Tana River and Athi River basins are the first and second largest² basins in Kenya respectively. The two basins are known to experience flooding during the long (March-April-May) and...
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Why Community-Led Flood Risk Mapping: The African Context
Context The African continent has a very diverse climatic profile ranging from equatorial to desert with variable levels of rainfall and water flow. In the last 50 years, this variability has been...
Is heavy rainfall the new norm? What caused the heavy rains in October - December 2019?
By Emmah Mwangi, Maurine Ambani, Mark Arango, Halima Saado Abdillahi 1.0 Abstract March-April-May (MAM) and October-November-December (OND) are the two significant rainy seasons in Kenya and East...
The case for risk dashboards in humanitarian action
Extreme weather events are increasing across the world and this can be attributed to climate change occasioned by global warming. Droughts, floods and storms are occurring in Africa at an alarming...
Barriers of using climate and weather forecasts in drought planning and decision making
1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background Recurring droughts have significantly impacted livelihoods and economic development in Kenya. The frequency of these events is increasing; for example, from 1993 the...
Integrating forecast based action in an existing early warning system: Learning the context
1.0 Background 1.0.1 Natural Disasters Globally, natural disasters have continued to increase over time (Figure 1) and they are exacting a heavy toll on countries and vulnerable communities. Climate...
Riverside Attack : Rescue and Response
Wednesday,16 January 2019, Nairobi: Humanitarian support to victims affected by the Riverside attack remain ongoing where the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) and other humanitarian actors continue to...
Kenya: Cash Programming Fact Sheet - Targeted Counties: Garissa, Mandera, Samburu, Tana River, Wajir, Isiolo and Turkana, August 2018
Project Context In January 2017, the Government of Kenya declared drought a national disaster with over 5.6 million households classified as food insecure. The drought had eroded local coping...