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Amtali (Barguna)

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A large coastal upazila on the lower Payra/Burishwar estuary in northern Barguna, with paddy, fishing, and a cyclone-exposed shoreline.

Wealth rank 24/452 (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. poverty With a Relative Wealth Index mean of -0.353 (decile 1 of 10, the poorest tenth nationally), the upazila is among the most deprived in a district already counted among the country's poorest. So what: Households have almost no buffer against the area's recurrent climate shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  2. climate disaster Sitting on the estuarine coast in the Bay of Bengal landfall corridor, the upazila is directly exposed to cyclones and storm surge. So what: Lives, homes, and the fishing and paddy base are repeatedly at risk in landfall events. Source: Department of Disaster Management / Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. water Tidal and saline water along its estuary intrudes into farmland and drinking-water sources, as across the coastal district. So what: Dry-season cropping and safe water supply are constrained. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering

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