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Kalkini (Madaripur)

Local Gov

A southern Madaripur upazila on the Arial Khan floodplain with paddy and jute agriculture and strong migration and remittance links.

Wealth rank 294/452 (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

climate disaster On the low Padma-Arial Khan floodplain, high monsoon rainfall sustains recurrent flooding and waterlogging. So what: Repeated flooding damages the paddy and jute crops and homes. Source: Department of Disaster Management
water Active bank erosion and channel shifting along the Arial Khan branches threaten farmland and settlements. So what: Erosion claims cropland and displaces households. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

Apply Arial Khan erosion protection and flood-management works on the highest-loss 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