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Matlab Uttar (Chandpur)

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A riverside upazila on the Meghna-Dhonagoda floodplain in northern Chandpur, protected by a major irrigation embankment.

Wealth rank 345/452 (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 Bordering the Meghna and Dhonagoda, Matlab Uttar faces riverbank erosion and flood risk, with the Dhonagoda embankment a recurring pressure point. So what: Embankment failure or erosion can inundate the protected polder and displace residents. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
  2. poverty Among the lower-wealth upazilas of Chandpur (RWI 0.076, national rank 345/452, poverty decile 8 of 10), reliant on farming, fishing and remittances. So what: A narrow income base limits resilience to flood and labour-market shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  3. agriculture Polder cropping and the inland fishery depend on embankment integrity and are exposed to hilsa-fishery closures. So what: Embankment or flood failure and fishing bans threaten the main livelihoods. Source: Department of Fisheries / Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)

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