As the world begins to feel the effectsof climate change, the frequency of droughts is increasingin the Horn of Africa. In Kenya, the drought and food crisisaffect welfare through two main channels. The first channelis the increased mortality of livestock in drought-affectedareas, which are home to 10 percent of the country'spopulation. The second channel is by exacerbating increasesin food prices, which are largely driven by worldwide pricetrends. Considering these two channels, this note identifiesfour broad policy changes that can reduce Kenya'sfuture vulnerability to such shocks: (i) investment inpeople in the arid and semiarid lands; (ii) reform ofKenya's maize policy; (iii) review of the East AfricanCommunity grain trade policy; and (iv) formulation of aunified social protection system.
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