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Nabinagar (Brahmanbaria)

Local Gov

A populous riverine upazila on the western edge of the district between the Meghna and Titas systems, with an economy of paddy, trade and migrant remittances.

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 Low-lying land between the Meghna and Titas exposes settlements and paddy to seasonal river flooding and waterlogging. So what: Floods recurrently damage crops and disrupt the rural economy. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
2. air quality Brick kilns and combustion across the populated plain add to local particulate haze during the dry season. So what: Seasonal haze degrades air quality for dense rural settlements. Source: Department of Environment
3. infrastructure A spread-out, river-divided upazila depends on weak rural road and embankment networks that are stressed by flooding. So what: Poor connectivity raises costs and isolates communities in the monsoon. Source: Local Government Engineering Department

Probable solutions

• Floodplain drainage rehabilitation and embankment maintenance to reduce monsoon flooding and waterlogging. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
• Enforce conversion of fixed-chimney brick kilns to cleaner technologies to cut seasonal particulate loads. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal