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Chauhali (Sirajganj)

Local Gov

A char-and-bank upazila of Sirajganj on the Jamuna, among the most erosion-prone parts of the district.

Wealth rank 72/452 (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 Located on the Jamuna's eroding char belt, the upazila faces severe recurrent bank erosion and monsoon flooding. So what: Erosion repeatedly displaces households and consumes farmland. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
infrastructure Shifting char land and erosion leave settlements remote and connectivity unstable. So what: Service delivery and evacuation are persistently disrupted. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
poverty A local Relative Wealth Index of -0.238 places Chauhali among the poorer deciles nationally. So what: Low household wealth compounds vulnerability to repeated erosion losses. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Targeted Jamuna riverbank protection, char-area early warning, and raised cluster-village resettlement for erosion-displaced households. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Heat-tolerant boro varieties and adjusted planting calendars under agricultural rehabilitation and adaptation programs. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal