Baringo County: Drought Early Warning Bulletin for March 2021
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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Drought Phase: Normal- Stable
Biophysical Indicators
• The county received below normal rains during
the month.
• The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI
is normal but with a declining trend.
• The Water levels in most water sources are below
normal at 30-40% capacity.
Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production indicators:
• The forage condition is fair to poor in both
quality and quantity
• Livestock body condition is fair to poor in all
livelihood zones.
• Milk production is below the normal seasonal
range across all livelihood zones.
• No drought related livestock deaths were reported
during the reporting period..
Access indicators
• Terms of trade are within the seasonal range and
on a declining trend.
• Distances to water sources for households are
below normal seasonal ranges and on an
increasing trend due to reduction of water in the
open water sources
Utilization indicators:
• The number of under-five children at risk of
malnutrition is on an increasing trend.
• Copping strategy index (CSI) for households is
within normal ranges.
• The bulk of the households have acceptable food
consumption score