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Chatmohar (Pabna)

Local Gov

A wetland-dominated upazila in northern Pabna on the Chalan Beel floodplain.

Wealth rank 240/452 (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. water On the Chalan Beel floodplain, Chatmohar faces extensive seasonal inundation and shifting surface water that submerge large areas each monsoon. So what: Prolonged flooding restricts cultivation and isolates wetland villages. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
  2. poverty Below-average household wealth (RWI -0.07, national rank 240/452, poverty decile 6 of 10) in a flood-prone wetland economy. So what: Recurrent flood losses keep household incomes fragile. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  3. agriculture Boro paddy and floodplain fisheries dominate but are highly sensitive to flood depth and timing. So what: Late or deep floods can wipe out the principal boro harvest. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)

Probable solutions