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Manpura (Bhola)

Local Gov

A small, remote estuarine island upazila of Bhola, set amid the open Meghna mouth and acutely cut off from the mainland.

Wealth rank 68/452 (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 An isolated low island in the open estuary, Manpura is among the most cyclone- and surge-exposed places in the district, with little high ground for refuge and active erosion on all sides. So what: Surge and erosion threaten the entire island population with displacement. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
poverty Household wealth is very low, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.248 (decile 2 of 10). So what: Remoteness and thin connectivity lock in deep poverty and slow disaster recovery. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
environment The island's exposed shoreline lacks an adequate mangrove green belt to buffer surge. So what: Without a green buffer the low island absorbs surge directly. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department

Probable solutions

Establish and protect coastal afforestation green belts around the island shoreline to rebuild a natural surge buffer. Responsible: Bangladesh Forest Department · coastal afforestation green belt program
Target social protection and climate-resilient livelihood grants at the poorest, most isolated island households. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · climate-resilient livelihood grant program