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Bhandaria (Pirojpur)

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A low-lying deltaic upazila of tidal rivers and canals in the Sundarbans hinterland, with an agriculture and inland-water-transport economy.

Wealth rank 223/452 (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. poverty Household wealth is below average, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.084 (national rank 223 of 452, fifth decile), reflecting a narrow agrarian and riverine-trade economy. So what: Shallow incomes leave households exposed to seasonal and climate shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  2. climate disaster Flat, tidal, canal-laced land combined with heavy monsoon rainfall produces recurrent waterlogging and flooding. So what: Waterlogging damages low-lying farmland and orchards. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. water Dependence on tidal rivers and canals exposes communities to tidal flooding, embankment seepage and creeping salinity from the Sundarbans estuary. So what: Salinity and tidal flooding erode both drinking-water access and crop yields. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

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