Africa. In Kenya, the drought and food crisis affect welfare through two main channels. The first channel is the increased … mortality of livestock in drought-affected areas, which are home to 10 percent of the country's population. The second channel … channels, this note identifies four broad policy changes that can reduce Kenya's future vulnerability to such shocks: (i …

. This paper presents an analysis of the hydrological drought frequency for the upper Tana River basin in Kenya using the … especially the drought phenomena have become frequent in Africa. This has prompted water engineers and hydrologists to formulate … mitigation and adaptation measures to address these challenges. The frequency of drought event of a defined severity for a …

, unlike recurring droughts, a first-time exposure to a three-month severe drought reduces individuals’ body mass index by 2 …