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Kenya

Hapless herdsmen staring at bleak future as drought decimates their livestock

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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News and Press Release
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
21 Feb 2022
Originally published
21 Feb 2022

Kenya

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,...

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Evaluation and Lessons Learned
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
8 Feb 2022
Originally published
8 Feb 2022

Kenya

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...

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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
14 Jun 2021
Originally published
14 Jun 2021

Kenya

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...

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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
11 Jun 2021
Originally published
11 Jun 2021

World

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...

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News and Press Release
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  • ACAPS
  • ACT Alliance
  • ACTED
  • 63 more
Posted
10 Jun 2021
Originally published
7 Jun 2021

Kenya

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...

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Analysis
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
7 Jun 2021
Originally published
7 Jun 2021

Kenya

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...

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Analysis
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
8 Mar 2021
Originally published
3 Mar 2021

Kenya

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...

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Evaluation and Lessons Learned
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
18 Jan 2021
Originally published
30 Mar 2019

Kenya

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...

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Evaluation and Lessons Learned
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  • GFDRR
  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
6 Jan 2021
Originally published
6 Jan 2021

Kenya

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...

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Analysis
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
15 Dec 2020
Originally published
15 Dec 2020

Kenya

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...

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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
9 Dec 2020
Originally published
9 Dec 2020

Kenya

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...

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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
9 Dec 2020
Originally published
9 Dec 2020

Kenya

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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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
3 Nov 2020
Originally published
3 Nov 2020

World + 1 more

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...

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Analysis
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
27 Oct 2020
Originally published
27 Oct 2020

Kenya

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...

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Analysis
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
12 Aug 2020
Originally published
8 Jun 2020

Kenya

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...

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News and Press Release
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
12 Aug 2020
Originally published
26 Feb 2020

Kenya

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...

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Analysis
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
12 Aug 2020
Originally published
12 Aug 2020

Kenya

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...

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Analysis
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
12 Aug 2020
Originally published
6 Jan 2020

Kenya

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...

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News and Press Release
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  • Kenya Red Cross
Posted
18 Jan 2019
Originally published
17 Jan 2019

Kenya

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...

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Infographic
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  • ACTED
  • British Red Cross
  • HI
  • 1 more
Posted
7 Dec 2018
Originally published
31 Aug 2018

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