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Anwara (Chattogram)

Local Gov

A coastal upazila on the south bank of the Karnaphuli estuary fronting the Bay of Bengal, host to a major economic zone and undersea-pipeline infrastructure.

Wealth rank 446/452 (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. climate disaster As an open-coast upazila on the Karnaphuli mouth with little natural mangrove buffer, Anwara is directly exposed to Bay of Bengal cyclone surge and tidal flooding along its embankment line. So what: Coastal settlements and the economic-zone frontage face repeated surge and saline inundation damage. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. urbanization Industrial and economic-zone expansion is converting coastal flats and farmland into built-up surface, straining drainage and land-use planning. So what: Unplanned conversion erodes agricultural land and increases waterlogging risk. Source: Department of Environment
  3. poverty Anwara records a relatively high mean Relative Wealth Index of 0.459 (national rank 446/452), indicating its income standing reflects national poverty rather than genuine prosperity. So what: Apparent wealth masks limited local economic resilience to coastal shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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