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Kazipur (Sirajganj)

Local Gov

A northern Jamuna-side upazila of Sirajganj with extensive char land and chronic riverbank erosion.

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 Jamuna's eroding char belt, the upazila suffers recurrent bank erosion and monsoon flooding. So what: Erosion repeatedly displaces households and farmland along the river. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
2. infrastructure Char geography and shifting banks leave settlements remote with unstable connectivity. So what: Services and evacuation routes are frequently cut off. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
3. poverty A local Relative Wealth Index of -0.231 places Kazipur among the poorer deciles nationally. So what: Low household wealth deepens exposure to erosion-driven losses. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

• Targeted Jamuna riverbank protection, char-area early warning, and raised cluster-village resettlement for erosion-displaced households. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
• Heat-tolerant boro varieties and adjusted planting calendars under agricultural rehabilitation and adaptation programs. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal