Lamu County: Drought Early Warning Bulletin for April 2020
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- Kenya
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- Govt. Kenya
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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
• The County received above average seasonal rainfall during the Month of April.
• The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) was showing insignificant decrease of 1.7 percent compared to previous month.
• The VCI indicated above normal vegetation greenness. The overall drought phase in the county was at Normal in April.
• Forage condition was fair to good across all livelihoods zones during the month.
Socio Economic Indicators
Production indicators
• All livestock species exhibited fair to good body condition.
• Crops farmers were at different level of stages, some land preparation and others germination stage in all livelihood zones.
• Milk production increased and was below the LTA compared to previous month of March.
Access indicators
• Terms of trade were favorable to livestock herders than crop farmers in mixed and pastoral livelihood zones respectively.
• Water access for both human and livestock was good to fair respectively depending on the water sources in the zone.
• Milk consumption increased and was higher than the long term average.
Utilization indicators
• The proportion of children at risk of malnutrition cases slightly decreased and above the normal range as indicated by the percentage of mid upper arm Circumference (MUAC).
• The average coping strategy increased by 9.55 percent when compared to previous month of March of 9.29.