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Hizla (Barishal)

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A char-and-river upazila of Barishal on the lower Meghna, defined by powerful river dynamics, hilsa fisheries and remote island settlements.

Wealth rank 60/452 (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. water Position on the lower Meghna drives aggressive bank erosion and channel migration around the upazila's chars. So what: Char households repeatedly lose land and are displaced. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. climate disaster Low char and floodplain land is acutely exposed to monsoon flooding and tidal surge. So what: Remote island communities face recurrent inundation with limited evacuation access. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  3. poverty Mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.268 (national rank 60 of 452, decile 2) marks Hizla as among the poorest upazilas in the district. So what: Deep material poverty compounds the vulnerability of char dwellers. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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