Kenya: Drought - Feb 1997 Updates

Executive Summary 1. Introduction President Bush signed the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (the Act) on December 1, 2005. The Act sets out as a central goal the provision of...

NAIROBI, 2 July (IRIN) - The Kenyan government has released a report warning that millions of Kenyans are increasingly threatened by desertification. In its latest National Action Programme on...

NAIROBI, 7 April 1999 - The UN World Food Programme today announced it has signed a US$32.5 million Kenya Country Programme agreement with the Government which will provide 85,000 tons of food aid...

NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA) - Drought monitoring agencies in Kenya have sounded an early famine warning following a severe drought situation in Kenya's semi-arid north Eastern province. A week-long rapid...

Severe malnutrition rates have been found among children in at least 10 drought-prone districts in Kenya, according to a recent report by the United States Agency for International Development...

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 33 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs APPEAL UPDATE (SIX MONTHS): KENYA/TANZANIA DROUGHT Disaster Bulletin No. 7632S ...

Introduction Turkana and Kajiado districts received some rain during the reported period. Marsabit remained dry for the week. Forage and water in Turkana, Wajir and Kajiado are still available for...

appeal no. 05/97 (revised) period covered: 1 June - 25 July 1997 The operation is proceeding well, thanks in large part to the experience of Kenyan Red Cross staff and excellent collaboration between...

Co-ordinating Office Action by Churches Together(ACT) is a worldwide network of Churches and their related agencies meeting human need through co-ordinated emergency response and common identity. The...

(Excerpt) UNDP FLASH! UNDP and UN/DHA are assisting Kenya in coping with the effects of two years of poor rains which has brought severe drought to large parts of Kenya, particularly the country's...

AFKE71 Dear Friends, We would like to share with you contents of the following letter from NCCK, expressing concern about the drought situation and the Implementing Partners predicament due to the...

Introduction Weather in most areas remained cold and windy and this has favored crops through reduced evaporation and evapo-transpiration rates. Turkana received recognizable amounts of rain through...

June 1997

Kenya Across much of Kenya, above-average rainfall in April was followed by uncharacteristically dry weather in May. If dry conditions continue in June, maize yields will be low in some areas,...

Kenya Across much of Kenya, above-average rainfall in April was followed by uncharacteristically dry weather in May. If dry conditions continue in June, maize yields will be low in some areas,...

Introduction: The week was hot in most areas except Wajir which reported some showers. Livestock are in good condition although pastures are dwindling, while food and live animal prices remained...

(Excerpt) Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme This report includes: A) Democratic People's Republic of Korea B) Iran C) Iraq D) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania E) Uganda F)...

Excerpt) The OXFAM Emergencies Bulletin The Oxfam Emergencies Bulletin aims to give an overview of Oxfam's current emergency work world-wide, for use in communications work. It appears monthly. For...

Co-ordinating Office Action by Churches Together (ACT) is a worldwide network of Churches and their related agencies meeting human need through co-ordinated emergency response and common identity...