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Shanthiganj (Sunamganj)

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A central haor upazila of Sunamganj (also written Shantiganj), reliant on a single boro rice crop and open-water fisheries.

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 Early pre-monsoon flash floods into Shanthiganj's haors routinely arrive before the boro harvest, threatening the upazila's one rice crop. So what: A pre-harvest flood erases the year's main farm income. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  2. water The submersible crop-protection embankments around Shanthiganj's boro fields are aging and breach-prone when the haors fill early. So what: A breach lets floodwater into ripening paddy before it can be cut. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. economy Shanthiganj's economy stays narrow and undiversified beyond boro rice and haor fisheries, leaving households without alternative income in a failed season. So what: One bad harvest can push families into acute hardship. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension

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