Makueni County: Drought Early Warning Bulletin for December 2021
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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
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Generally, the first three weeks of the month were wet and the last one week was dry.
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Pasture and browse condition ranged from fair to good across the two main livelihood zones.
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Availability of water was good across all the three livelihood zone accredited to the 2021 OND short rains.
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The county vegetation greenness (3 month VCI) showed moderate vegetation deficit.
Socio-Economic Indicators
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Main agricultural activity across the two main livelihood zones was weeding.
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Livestock body condition ranged from fair to good across the two main livelihood zones.
Access Indicators
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Both milk production and consumption were above normal.
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Return distances to water sources had reduced significantly by 42.6 percent.
Utilization Indicators
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Households employed livelihood based coping strategies to deal with lack of food/money to buy food.
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Percentage of children at risk of malnutrition stood at 7.3% which was within the normal range.