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Kenya's drought-weary farmers reap rewards of early warnings
Reuters  |  Aug 22, 2024

Food security experts say Kenya's early warning system has mitigated the impact of disasters – in turn minimising the likelihood of famine.

Horn of Africa droughts: How network of groundwater bores could help – study
The Conversation  |  May 27, 2024

The governments of Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan and Uganda, and three United Nations agencies, launched the Groundwater Access Facility on M...

UN urges enhanced support for Africa's drought-affected countries
Yunis Dekow  |  May 21, 2024

The agencies have called on the international community to help ramp up a timely emergency response to support victims of drought in the region.

138,000 Kenyan pastoralists register for livestock insurance
Barack Oduor  |  May 07, 2024

They will have quick access to money in the form of insurance payouts or savings during droughts, famines and related calamities.

State, Marsabit County to launch Sh2.75bn dams project to avert water crisis
Waweru Wairimu  |  Mar 12, 2024

The Walda Integrated Agro-Pastoral Development Project will see five mega-dams with a capacity of two million cubic metres constructed and five boreho...

Japan gives Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia $10m for relief food
Foreign Reporter  |  Feb 07, 2024

These countries have been grappling with severe humanitarian crises exacerbated by a combination of factors including drought over the past three year...

Flood victims in 8 counties to get Sh1.54 billion IMF support
Ibrahim Omar  |  Jan 24, 2024

The money, under the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP), is for the arid and semi-arid counties of Turkana, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Garissa, Tana Ri...

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