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Tazumuddin (Bhola)

Local Gov

An eastern Meghna-front upazila of Bhola with low char land, fishing, and active estuarine erosion.

Wealth rank 42/452 (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

climate disaster On the eastern estuary front, char and embankment communities lie directly in the path of cyclones, tidal surge, and chronic riverbank erosion. So what: Surge and erosion repeatedly threaten chars and farmland. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
poverty Household wealth is among the lowest in the country, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.297 (decile 1 of 10). So what: Extreme poverty on exposed chars compounds disaster vulnerability. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Rehabilitate and raise coastal polders and embankments to current surge standards, with managed retreat zoning for the most erosion-prone chars. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · coastal embankment rehabilitation program
Target social protection and climate-resilient livelihood grants at the poorest char households. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · climate-resilient livelihood grant program