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Betagi (Barguna)

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An interior upazila of Barguna on the Bishkhali river, agrarian and tidal-influenced, among the poorer parts of a poor district.

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. poverty With a Relative Wealth Index mean of -0.249 (decile 2 of 10), the upazila ranks in the poorer fifth nationally, leaving its farming and fishing households thinly resourced. So what: Little buffer remains to absorb the district's recurrent climate shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
2. climate disaster Within the cyclone-prone coastal district, the upazila is reached by storm surge funnelling up the Bishkhali during major Bay of Bengal storms. So what: Riverside settlements and farmland face surge flooding. Source: Department of Disaster Management / Bangladesh Water Development Board
3. water Saline intrusion along the tidal Bishkhali affects farmland and drinking-water sources. So what: Dry-season agriculture and safe water supply are constrained. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering

Probable solutions

• Pair shock-responsive social protection with diversified coastal livelihoods for the poorest households Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal
• Deploy saline-tolerant rice varieties and pond-sand-filter and rainwater systems for dry-season agriculture and safe drinking water Responsible: Department of Public Health Engineering · policy proposal