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Karimganj (Kishoreganj)

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An agrarian upazila on the northern edge of Kishoreganj's haor system, mixing upland and seasonally flooded paddy land.

Wealth rank 315/452 (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 Karimganj's farming is concentrated in single-season boro paddy, leaving little diversification and full exposure to one harvest window. So what: The local economy rises and falls on one crop. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension
climate disaster Heavy monsoon rainfall over the haor basin and rising pre-monsoon heat threaten standing boro with flash flooding and a shortened maturation window. So what: The harvest is increasingly squeezed by weather risk. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

Distribute short-duration, early-maturing boro rice varieties to harvest ahead of flash floods Responsible: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) / Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal
Expand crop insurance and alternative livelihoods to diversify income beyond single-crop paddy Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal