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Mehendiganj (Barishal)

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An island-and-char upazila of Barishal at the lower Meghna confluence, surrounded by tidal rivers with fisheries and rice on shifting char land.

Wealth rank 178/452 (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 Surrounded by the lower Meghna's tidal channels, the upazila faces aggressive bank erosion and channel migration. So what: Char and riverside households lose farmland and homes. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. climate disaster Low char and estuarine land is highly exposed to monsoon flooding and tidal surge. So what: Island communities are repeatedly inundated and hard to evacuate. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  3. poverty Mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.12 (national rank 178 of 452, decile 4) places the upazila below the national average. So what: Material poverty deepens char-dweller vulnerability. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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