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Barguna Sadar (Barguna)

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The district headquarters upazila of Barguna on the Bishkhali estuary, the administrative and market centre of one of the country's poorest, most cyclone-exposed districts.

Wealth rank 83/452 (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 the district seat on the estuarine coast, it sits squarely in the Bay of Bengal cyclone and storm-surge corridor that repeatedly strikes Barguna. So what: The administrative hub and its population face direct surge and cyclone risk. Source: Department of Disaster Management / Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. poverty With a Relative Wealth Index mean of -0.222 (decile 2 of 10), even the district seat ranks in the poorer fifth nationally, reflecting the remoteness and weak connectivity of the whole district. So what: Limited local resources constrain recovery after each disaster. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  3. water Tidal saline water along the Bishkhali intrudes into farmland and drinking-water sources around the town. So what: Dry-season cropping and safe water supply are squeezed. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering

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