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Burhanuddin (Bhola)

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A central Bhola island upazila on the Meghna estuary, with rice, fishing, and proximity to the district's offshore gas zone.

Wealth rank 219/452 (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

climate disaster Fronting the open estuary, char and embankment communities here lie directly in the path of cyclones, tidal surge, and chronic riverbank erosion. So what: Surge and erosion repeatedly threaten homesteads and farmland along the shore. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
water Saline and tidal river water surrounds the upazila while safe freshwater for drinking and irrigation is scarce. So what: Salinity intrusion into ponds and shallow aquifers limits safe water access. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering

Probable solutions

Rehabilitate and raise coastal polders and embankments to current surge standards, with managed retreat zoning for the most erosion-prone chars. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · coastal embankment rehabilitation program
Expand managed aquifer recharge, pond-sand filters, and rainwater harvesting for salinity-resilient drinking water. Responsible: Department of Public Health Engineering · salinity-resilient drinking water program