Drought in Northern Kenya: How it affects communities
Kenya is a drought prone country primarily due to its unique climatic conditions. 80% of Kenyan territory is classified as a arid or semi arid lands(ASALs). Due to poor food security management many communities living in this area are dependent on transhumance (movement of livestock to manage pastures).
Unfortunately, since drought is commonplace, the lack of food security has set in motion a range of social problems, most prominently frequent clashes between neighboring communities, child abandonment and school dropouts (especially girls) and desertification.
In order to achieve food security for all, proper food security management should be deployed to ensure such vulnerable communities are well protected in the event of droughts.
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