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Naria (Shariatpur)

Local Gov

A Padma-side upazila of Shariatpur with a long history of severe riverbank erosion, mixing rice, fisheries and riverine settlement.

Wealth rank 365/452 (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 Direct exposure to the Padma drives among the most aggressive bank erosion and channel migration in the district. So what: Settlements, markets and farmland along the bank are repeatedly lost. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. climate disaster Low floodplain and char land combined with heavy monsoon rainfall intensifies seasonal flooding. So what: Riverside communities face recurrent inundation. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. poverty Mean Relative Wealth Index of 0.113 (national rank 365 of 452, decile 9) is comparatively higher within the district. So what: Relative prosperity here coexists with acute erosion risk. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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