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Morrelganj (Bagerhat)

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A large, poor coastal upazila of southern Bagerhat fringing the Sundarbans, dominated by tidal rivers and brackish shrimp ghers.

Wealth rank 86/452 (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. poverty Morrelganj has a Relative Wealth Index mean of -0.22 (national rank 86/452), placing it in the poorest 2nd decile, well below the district and national average. So what: Deep deprivation limits households' capacity to absorb cyclone and salinity shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  2. climate disaster Low coastal elevation on the Sundarbans fringe leaves the upazila highly exposed to cyclones, tidal surge, and waterlogging. So what: Recurrent surge events destroy homes, crops, and ghers in a poor population. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  3. water Dry-season salinity intrusion through tidal rivers and ghers pushes saline water far inland, degrading freshwater supply. So what: Salinity undermines safe drinking water and freshwater livelihoods. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering

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