Historical Perspective of Disasters in Kenya Lessons Learned

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Historical Perspective of Disasters in
KenyaLessons Learned

• P.K Kisoyan
• Egerton University
• Njoro, Kenya

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Outline

• Historical data (1900 2005)
• Disaster type
• Casualties
• Response
• Mitigation
• Lessons learned
• Way forward

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Historical data
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Lessons Learned

• Major disasters ?
• Emerging disasters ?
• Contributing factors ?
• Compounding factors ?
• Trends / Patterns ?
• Management capacity ?

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Lessons Learned.

• Major disasters
• Famine
• Floods
• Disease epidemics
• Traffic accidents
• Emerging disaster
• Fires
• Landslides
• Invasive species
• Terrorism
• Food poisoning
• Tsunami?

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Contributing factors

• Climatic variability
• Population increase
• Land degradation
• Global warming?
• Compounding factors
• Political instability / Insecurity
• Poverty
• Communication network

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Trends / Pattern

• Increase in frequency
• Increase in magnitude and severity
• - increase in loss of life and vulnerable
• population
• - increase in loss of property and damage
• to infrastructure

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Disaster Management Capacity

• Policy ( in process)
• Institutional framework (coordination)
• Undeveloped SDI (formative stage)
• Low budgetary support
• Breakdown of traditional institutions and
• knowledge
• Lack of comprehensive preparedness
• (EWS), response, mitigation, prevention)
• Reactive / emergency response
• Over dependence on external aid

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Food Security Monitoring
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Food Security Risk Assessment
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Flood Risk Assessment
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Challenges

• Policy formulation
• Institutional framework
• Development of SDI (RD)
• Mainstreaming of Geo-info in DSS
• Capacity building
• Budgetary support
• Regional collaboration
• Conflict resolution

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Opportunities

• Existing institutions / Universities
• Trained manpower
• Availability of free data sources
• Public awareness
• Improved communication network (ICT)
• Regional organizations (EAC, IGAD,
• SADC, AU, UN system etc)
• Relative political stability in the region
• Networking and linkages

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Way Forward

• Building on the existing capacity and
  opportunities

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Mwebale Nnyo !