Episode 24: Drought Begins With You
Kenya is being ravaged by drought this year – this should not come as a surprise, since we are a drought prone country where 80% of the land is arid and semi arid. Yet, from the reaction of our government, you would think that the drought is indeed a surprise. So, this week, we look at the effects that drought has on our economy, and why our government should take it more seriously.
Resources
Drought conditions and management strategies in Kenya
Hundreds of thousands face hunger in Kenya
Drought in Kenya: Climatic, Economic and Socio-Political Factors
WFP East & Central Africa Horn of Africa Drought Crisis Situation Report #01, 06 February 2017
National Drought Management Agency
Drought in Kenya: A failure of both men and of systems
Are Kenya ranch invasions driven by drought or politics?
A review of droughts on the African continent: a geospatial and long-term perspective
Climate Change, Environmental Threats, and Human Rights in Turkana County, Kenya
Drought to intensify in Kenya in 2017, new early warning system shows
Drought, hunger ravage five Coast counties
5 thoughts on “Episode 24: Drought Begins With You”
So educative
Thank you Charles! 🙂 Keep listening!
Really good talk, however missing is the destruction and unsustainable use of natural resources is attributed to drought. keep recording bree 🙂
Thank you JM! Yeah, should have included that…the resources linked to above discuss that though. 🙂 Keep listening!