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Muladi (Barishal)

Local Gov

A low-lying riverine upazila of Barishal laced by branches of the lower Meghna and Arial Khan, with rice, fisheries and homestead farming as its mainstays.

Wealth rank 242/452 (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. climate disaster Heavily channelled tidal floodplain along the lower Meghna distributaries leaves Muladi exposed to monsoon flooding, tidal surge and waterlogging. So what: Boro and aman crops and homesteads on low ground are repeatedly inundated. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. water Active river channels around the upazila drive bank erosion and seasonal channel migration that eat into farmland and settlements. So what: Households on eroding banks lose land and are periodically displaced. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. poverty Mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.065 (national rank 242 of 452, decile 6) places Muladi modestly below the national average despite divisional growth nearby. So what: Local wealth lags the urban gains seen in Barishal city. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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