Nairobi

Weather Mtaani – the local Nairobi brand of DARAJA – is an initiative that aims at improving access to and the usability of weather and climate information (weather forecasts, seasonal outlooks, weather warnings etc.) produced by the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) for Nairobi’s residents who live in informal settlements, like Kibera, Mathare, Dandora, Mukuru, Korogocho, Kangemi and others. This will enable residents to be more resilient and better prepared to take adaptive measures. The project also aims at enabling city authorities to make better climate and weather informed decisions in relation to urban informal settlements. DARAJA was a project under the Weather and Climate Information Services for Africa (WISER) East Africa programme which is funded by the FCDO and managed by the UK Met Office from 2018 to 2020.

Team

DARAJA/Weather Mtaani was implemented by the DARAJA consortium which included Resurgence (UK), Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI, Kenya) and Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI, Tanzania), in partnership with the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) and the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA).

Impact

Pilots:

398 HHS respondents

4 Areas / 1 Informal Settlement

10 Focus Group Discussions

12 Key Informant Interviews

Pilots:

  • Community communication system
  • City-wide radio station
  • Community radio stations
  • Social media and awareness campaign

Key Inputs:

  • Daily and weekly forecast
  • Terminology reference guide
  • Impact description guide
  • Re-designed weather icons

Access

93% respondents access or receive weather and climate information.

Compared with 56% of respondents in the baseline.

Nairobi / HHS Survey Data Results-2020

% Access from the baseline to the Endline

SMS & Radio

are the most popular ways to access/ receive WCI.

57%

32%

Pilot Channels

54% respondents access or receive WCI through the DARAJA informed services.

31% receive Weather Mtaani SMS

31% listen to WCI on one of the Weather Mtaani participating radio stations

19% by leaflet or community events/ meetings

7% by Habari Kibra Facebook page

Preferences

Radio

36 respondents

SMS

31 respondents

Face to Face / Fb / Leaflet

12 respondents

  • Language Used
  • The Information Was Easy to Understand
  • I trusted the source
  • Timing of the forecast (when I received it)
  • The information was accurate
  • The information was accurate
  • It was relevant to my needs
  • Advice was provided
  • Relevant to my area
  • Don't know

Based on respondents who access WCI through a single channel

Understanding

Daraja pilot channels

93% of respondents understood information shared through DARAJA pilots very well.

 

% of features which made understanding easier Daraja Pilot Channels

77% know the source of the information.

74% are aware the source of the information is KMD.

% of acknowledgment of KMD as source of WCI
% of respondents who access WCI through Daraja services [215 respondents]

Accuracy

% Accuracy of the WCI received

% .of respondents who access WCI through pilots [215 respondents]

76% of respondents stated they found the information through the DARAJA services to be accurate, and an additional 19% found it to be very accurate

Usage

% of respondents who use WCI
% of respondents who access WCI through pilots [215 respondents]

98% use the information through the DARAJA pilots to take preparatory action.

Compared with 76% in the baseline.

85% share the information with their household, friends and family.

Most common actions taken

Common actions taken

  1. Decide on clothes to wear*

  2. Clean household drains (+110%)

  3. Made repairs to house (+300%)

  4. Clean Community drains (+ 68%)

  5. Moved belongings to a safe place (+ 166%)

% most common ways of use, from the Baseline to the Endline
  • Baseline [300 respondents]
  • Endline [210 respondents]

Avoided Damage & Loss

% of approximate saved income per week, by receiving WCI Kenyan Shilling (KES)
% of respondents who use WCI accessed through Daraja Pilots [210 respondents]

76% felt the actions they took saved their household income.

76% felt they were able to protect their assets and valuables, most commonly their clothing, radio, TV, bed, food, food and furniture.

City-Wide Radio Pilot​

Radio stations

Pamoja FM 460,000

Mtaani FM 300,000

Ghetto FM 200,000

Koch FM 500,000

Ruben FM 300,000

Ghetto Radio 800,000 – 1 million

Matatu survey findings

66

Matatu drivers surveyed

65%

listen to Ghetto Radio everyday

94%

have taken note of the weather forecast on Ghetto Radio

69% find the weather announcement to be very useful. The remaining drivers found it to be useful.

% of respondents who find WCI useful
  • Very useful
  • Useful
% of total respondents [66]
% understanding the message given
  • Very well
  • Well
  • Not so well
% of total respondents [66]

74% understand the weather announcement very well.

An additional 15% understand it well.

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