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Narok County: Drought Early Warning Bulletin for February 2020

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Kenya
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Govt. Kenya
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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification

Biophysical Indicators

Rainfall

▪ Moderate to heavy rains was registered in the county. ▪ The rains were fairly distributed in both time and space across the livelihood zones.

Vegetation condition:

▪ The county is experiencing above normal vegetation greenness as depicted by the vegetation condition index (VCI) this month.
Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)

Production indicators:

▪ Maize and beans harvest is on-going and land preparation for the Long rains season.
▪ Livestock body condition was generally good across all the livelihood zones.
▪ Improved milk production ranging from fair to good and within the normal range compared to the long-term average.

Access indicators:

▪ Terms of trade remained stable across all the livelihood zones.
▪ Milk consumption remained stable in all the livelihood zones.
▪ Water access for both human and livestock consumption remained good across the livelihood zones.
▪ Distances to water sources is stable and below the normal range.

Utilization Indicators:

▪ Cases of malnutrition reduced compared to last month and is below the normal as indicated by percent of mid upper arm circumference (MUAC).
▪ Most households were within acceptable food consumption scores and employed normal coping strategies in accessing food.