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Aditmari (Lalmonirhat)
Local Gov
A small agricultural upazila of central Lalmonirhat on the Teesta-Dharla floodplain, reliant on smallholder farming.
Wealth rank 105/452
(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
- poverty Aditmari is among the poorer upazilas nationally, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of about -0.188 in the 3rd national decile (rank 105/452). So what: Deep rural poverty limits any buffer against flood and crop losses. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
- climate disaster On the Teesta and Dharla floodplain, Aditmari faces recurrent monsoon flash flooding and bank erosion that cut into farmland and homesteads. So what: Erosion steadily removes the land smallholders depend on. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
- economy Local economic activity is weak, reflecting a district near the bottom of national growth, with few non-farm opportunities for residents. So what: Lack of jobs drives seasonal out-migration from farming households. Source: Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC)
Probable solutions
- Teesta and Dharla bank protection and early-warning-linked flood preparedness to limit annual crop and homestead losses Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
- Agro-processing investment and skills programming to create non-farm jobs and reverse stagnant local growth Responsible: Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) · policy proposal