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Dacope (Khulna)

Local Gov

A deep-coastal, Sundarbans-fronting upazila of polders and tidal islands in the far south of Khulna district, acutely exposed to cyclones and surge.

Wealth rank 136/452 (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. climate disaster As a Sundarbans-front coastal upazila on low polder land, Dacope is highly exposed to cyclone landfall, storm surge and embankment breaching. So what: Surge and polder failure can inundate whole villages and croplands. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  2. water Surrounded by brackish tidal rivers and shrimp ghers, the upazila faces severe dry-season salinity intrusion into channels and groundwater. So what: Safe drinking water is scarce and irrigation is constrained. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)
  3. poverty Household wealth is low, with a Relative Wealth Index mean of -0.157 placing Dacope in the 3rd decile (rank 136 of 452 upazilas). So what: Poor households have little buffer against repeated coastal disasters. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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