Isiolo County: Drought Early Warning Bulletin for December 2021
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Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification
Biophysical Indicators
- Weather was characterized by hot, cloudy weather with heavy rains around Isiolo in the last dekad. Areas left out in November,
i.e Cherab, Charri and Sericho received two days rainfall.
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Vegetation had a severe deficit. Isiolo South had extreme deficit.
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Forage was partially available in Kinna, Garbatulla and Burat.
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Water availability improved slightly in majority of locations leading to reduction in distances in the pastoral livelihood zone.
Socio Economic Indicators (Impact Indicators)
Production Indicators
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Body condition in all species remained poor but some are slowly recovering. The most affected are cattle, sheep and goats. Several cases of deaths due to starvation have been reported.
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Household milk production was low and expected to improve gradually starting in January as feed availability improves.
Access Indicators
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Livestock market performance was poor and expected to improve gradually as livestock recover while food commodities prices remained relatively high attributed to low stocks.
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Household milk consumption was low due to poor availability.
Utilization Indicators
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Proportion of households with poor and borderline food consumption increased marginally.
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Proportion of children who were severely malnourished decreased slightly.