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Kenya Drought Response Initiative Kenya Drought Response Initiative 20112011
Presentation
By
Abbas GulletAbbas GulletSecretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society
Friday, 14th January 2011
Prediction by Met. Dept in May 2010
Most of the country will receive depressed OND
rains
Early cessation of “Short Rains”
Poor crop performance in central and southeastern part of Poor crop performance in central and southeastern part of
the country
Increase harvest in the North Rift because poor “Short Rains”
improve conditions for harvest
Pastoral areas of the North Rift and Northeastern to continue
deterioration
Early warning sounded by the Met Department, early!
Current Situation
In the middle of a strong La Nina
Long rains are likely to be delayed until late April
Over 20 Million livestock affected
Over 1.8 Million people affectedOver 1.8 Million people affected
Dried up water pans and main water sources
Over used and broken down boreholes
Significantly reduced fodder for livestock
Current Situation (cont.)
Withered crops in Central, Eastern and Coast
Movement of livestock to Mwingi, Mt.Kenya, Eastern
Uganda and Southern Ethiopia and SudanUganda and Southern Ethiopia and Sudan
Conflict over pasture inevitable
Government has acknowledged hardship and
discussed the issue at Cabinet level
Migration of Livestock
Upper Eastern, January 2011
KENYA Food Security Outlook October 2010 through March 2011
http://www.fews.net/FoodInsecurityScale
Early Action and Early Recovery
Failure to take early action will result in significant
consequences similar to 2005/2006
Limited Water trucking and rehabilitation of strategic
boreholesboreholes
Animal destocking to mitigate on livelihoods
Providing of fodder in stressed areas (Buy hay and
provide it to pastoralist)
Expanding school feeding programs in the affected
areas to keep children in school in pastoralist areas
Medium to Long Term
Address vulnerability factors and shift policy of fire
fighting
Build huge dams which can last for more than one
seasonseason
Cut irrigation canals along the major rivers to allow for
increased food production
Investments in irrigation farming in these marginalized
areas
Our Past Experience
Kenya Red Cross has been working with communities
to decrease their vulnerabilities
Integrated water and food security projects
Providing communities with water to support Providing communities with water to support
livelihoods (farming as well as pastoralist)
Provision of certified seeds during good rain forecast
(Ukambani in 2009 and 2010) to increase food
production
Takaba project:
The Impact:
� This year, despite the dry spell, no major water trucking has been carried out in Takaba – the community is more water secure. No incidence of diarrheal disease incidence outbreak reported inspiteof the droughts
Rhamu Hydrowater project:
The Problem:
• Rhamu is a division in Mandera and has been faced with a problem of cyclical floods which affect farms and poor farming practices - food insecurity despite having fertile land & adequate having fertile land & adequate water
The Intervention:
• Construction of 2Km gabion flood control gabion, Training and support of farmers with farming inputs, seeds, extension services & pump sets .
• Total budget: approx Kshs.70 million
The Impact:
� Floods are better controlled –delayed onset of flooding
� Opening up of new farm lands through reclamation
Rhamu Hydrowater project:
� Farming produce and yield have grown significantly
� Area is now food secure
The Problem:
� Tana River is an ASAL district and is food insecure, despite having one of Kenya’s few permanent rivers flowing through it and relatively fertile soils
� The district is dependant on relief food and classified as poor
Tana River Drought Recovery project:
and classified as poor
The Intervention:
� Distribution of high quality farm implements, high quality seed, farm tilling and extension services
� Construction of water facilities and hygiene promotion
� Total budget: approx Kshs.47 million
The Impact:
� Pastoralists have taken up farming and are growing staple as well as high income earning foods
Tana River Drought Recovery project:
� These communities are now food secure and have additional sources of income, and not relied on food aid
Priorities
� Water, destocking ,schools
� Construction
� Turkana, Marsabit , Habasuen
Geographic Location of
Interventions
Turkana
Dertu
Budget
KES 1,428,968,527 ( CHF 19,052,914)
on immediate interventions
Activity Budget KES % of Total Budget
School Feeding 65,464,100 4.6&
Animal Off-take 150,000,000 10.5%
% on medium term interventions
Water Trucking & emergency
rehabilitation of facilities
54,100,000 3.8%
Community Health & Hygiene 33,557,000 2.3%
Total 21.2%
Activity Budget KES % of Total
Seeds & Farm Implements 200,000,000 14.9%
Large Dams, Boreholes,
Pipelines
640,000,000 45%
Total 59.9%
Bank Accounts
Account Name: KRCS Relief Account
Barclays Bank of Kenya
Branch: Enterprise Road
Account Number: 070-8040126
� M-PESA
1. Select Pay Bill from your M-Pesa Menu
2. Enter ‘Business No. – Input ‘10 000’
3. Enter the account no. – Leave blank
4. Enter the amount you wish to send and confirm your PIN
5. You and the recipient will receive an SMS confirming the transaction
For more information:
www.kenyaredcross.org
Or ContactOr Contact
Titus: 0722 866 830
Nelly: 0722 371 426
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