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Ali kadam (Bandarban)

Local Gov

A remote, sparsely settled southern Bandarban upazila of steep forested hills and subsistence jhum livelihoods.

Wealth rank 10/452 (1 = poorest upazila)

Indicators: Meta RWI (HDX); ERA5-Land; MODIS; Sentinel-5P; VIIRS night-lights; GHSL; Hansen v1.11; CHIRPS v2.0. Exposure: GloFAS v2.1, FABDEM, MODIS LST, ACAG PM2.5, WorldPop 2020.

Problems and issues

  1. environment Ali kadam is exposed to the district's intense deforestation from jhum expansion, plantation conversion and timber extraction on its steep hills. So what: Forest loss accelerates erosion and landslide risk on fragile slopes. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department
  2. infrastructure Deep in the roadless CHT interior, Ali kadam is among the least connected upazilas, isolating communities from markets and basic services. So what: Isolation entrenches poverty and limits access to health and education. Source: Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board / Ministry of CHT Affairs
  3. poverty Ali kadam's RWI mean of -0.456 places it in the very poorest wealth decile among all upazilas nationally, reflecting subsistence jhum livelihoods and extreme remoteness. So what: Among the most deprived sub-districts in the country. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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