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Daganbhyan (Feni)

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A lowland agricultural upazila in southern Feni on the plain between the district town and the Feni River estuary, dominated by paddy and small-scale farming.

Wealth rank 419/452 (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 Strong local warming and high rainfall, with hill runoff funnelled across the Feni plain, produce flash flooding and heat stress on farms. So what: Flooding and heat reduce crop yields and strain farm labour. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Department of Disaster Management
  2. water Thin permanent surface water across the district leaves Daganbhyan's farmland exposed to dry-season water stress between monsoon floods. So what: Limited retention squeezes irrigation in the dry months. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. poverty Daganbhyan's mean Relative Wealth Index of 0.256 (national rank 419/452) is comparatively high yet still reflects standing within a nationally poor distribution. So what: Relative wealth does not insulate farm households from water shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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