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Gopalpur (Tangail)

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A northern Tangail upazila of rice and mixed agriculture near the district's floodplain belt.

Wealth rank 277/452 (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

agriculture Gopalpur's rice-based farming faces the warming and water-stress pressures documented across Tangail district. So what: Climate stress on the cropping calendar threatens smallholder yields and incomes. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
climate disaster Low-lying parts of the upazila are exposed to seasonal flooding from the district's floodplain drainage. So what: Flooding damages fields and homesteads in low areas. Source: Department of Disaster Management
poverty Gopalpur's RWI mean of -0.036 sits near the middle of the upazila wealth distribution, indicating modest wealth without acute deprivation. So what: Mid-range wealth provides limited cushion against climate-driven crop loss. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Promote heat- and flood-tolerant rice varieties with improved water management extension Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) · policy proposal
Strengthen local flood early-warning and drainage maintenance to protect low-lying farmland Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal