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East Africa: Preparing to Mitigate Negative Impact of El Nino
UNIRIN, 19 October 2009
As countries across East Africa and the Horn of Africa begin to receive El Nino-related enhanced rainfall, disaster risk reduction experts from 10 countries in the region are… Read more »
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Kenya: Food Security at Lowest Ebb in 20 Years
Business Daily, 14 October 2009
More Kenyans are in need of emergency food today than they were 20 years ago and the situation may get worse, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) says in a new… Read more »
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Kenya: Plea to Donors over El Nino
UNIRIN, 17 September 2009
Kenya has appealed for help to combat drought and food shortages as humanitarian actors fine-tune disaster reduction preparedness ahead of El Nino-related rains, expected across… Read more »
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Kenya: Farmers See Opportunities And Risks As El Nino Rains Loom
Business Daily, 14 September 2009
For decades, the water pan in Daniel Waatho's farm at Njoro in Kenya's Rift Valley province had never dried up- until drought hit the area this year. Read more »
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East Africa: Nearly Five Million Children Are Hungry
UN News, 14 October 2009
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm on the worsening humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa today, noting that nearly five million children under… Read more »
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Kenya: Famine Also Caused by Bad Policies
Business Daily, 14 October 2009
When food does not cross borders, hunger does. Read more »
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Kenya: Slum Maps El Nino Safety Zones
Nation, 8 October 2009
Nearly 20,000 people in Mukuru-Mariguini slum in Nairobi's South B will be moved to safer grounds ahead of the El Nino rains. Read more »
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Uganda: How Prepared Are We for El Nino?
Monitor, 6 October 2009
The rains are back with a vengeance. Unlike in the past where the north and eastern regions have been devastated, this time round, the greater part of the country seems to be at… Read more »
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Tanzania: Country Braces for El Nino-Driven Deluge in October
Citizen, 28 August 2009
Tanzania is likely to receive heavy rain during the wet season starting in October. Read more »
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Kenya: Heed the Weatherman's Warning On El Nino Rains
Business Daily, 28 August 2009
Just as many Kenyans are suffering the consequences of persistent dry weather conditions in most parts of the country, the weatherman is warning of looming torrential rains… Read more »
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Kenya: Plan Carefully for El Nino Rains
Nation, 27 August 2009
After a long spell of drought, the country awaits the El Nino rains in the next few weeks. Ordinarily, such rains are dreadful because of the devastation associated with their… Read more »
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Kenya: In the Quest for Water, Women Make Hay While the Sun Shines
Nation, 9 October 2009
The elderly woman strikes the hard ground three times before wiping away beads of sweat streaming down her face. For Ms Monicah Kimwele, 60, the task at hand is difficult. It is… Read more »
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Kenya: We Are Ready for El Nino, Says Michuki
Nation, 8 October 2009
The government has adequately prepared for the El-Nino-induced rains, the minister for environment and mineral resources assured on Thursday. Read more »
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Rwanda: Kigali Braces for El Nino
New Times, 1 October 2009
Kigali City Council (KCC) has started preparing for possible El Nino rains by drawing contingency plans to contain the situation should heavy rains fall. Read more »
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Rwanda: Meteorologists Warn of El Nino
New Times, 5 September 2009
Rwanda will be one of the countries in the East African region expected to be hard hit by the El Nino weather phenomenon towards the end of this year, meteorologists have warned. Read more »
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Kenya: El Nino Rains Set to Revive Warehouse Receipt System
Business Daily, 31 August 2009
The expected El Nino rains will give a new lease of life to the Grain Warehouse Receipt System (GWRS) launched in Nakuru early last year to improve small- scale farmers' access to… Read more »