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Atgharia (Pabna)

Local Gov

A small inland agricultural upazila in northwestern Pabna away from the Padma-Jamuna riverfront.

Wealth rank 120/452 (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 The poorest upazila in Pabna by mean wealth (RWI -0.173, national rank 120/452, poverty decile 3 of 10), well below its rural neighbours. So what: A thin local tax and consumption base limits services and keeps households exposed to crop and price shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  2. agriculture A rain-fed and groundwater-irrigated farming economy with no major industry, leaving incomes dependent on field-crop yields and farmgate prices. So what: Off-farm work is scarce, so a weak harvest translates directly into household hardship. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
  3. climate disaster Rising air temperature and elevated daytime heat in the Pabna belt add heat stress to its open agricultural land. So what: Hotter dry seasons raise irrigation demand and threaten yields for resource-poor cultivators. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions