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Dasar (Madaripur)

Local Gov

A recently formed rural Madaripur upazila of paddy and jute farming on the floodplain with established migration and remittance ties.

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 On the low Padma-Arial Khan floodplain, high monsoon rainfall sustains recurrent flooding and waterlogging. So what: Flooding repeatedly damages crops and rural homes. Source: Department of Disaster Management
2. water Bank erosion and channel shifting on floodplain rivers threaten farmland and settlements. So what: Erosion claims cropland and displaces households. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

• Apply erosion protection and flood-management works on the highest-loss river reaches. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
• Provide crop diversification and post-flood livelihood support for paddy and jute households, paired with safe migration and remittance services. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal