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Damudya (Shariatpur)

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A small interior upazila of Shariatpur on the district's floodplain, with rice, jute and inland fisheries as its mainstays.

Wealth rank 283/452 (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

climate disaster Low char and floodplain land combined with heavy monsoon rainfall intensifies seasonal flooding across the upazila. So what: Crops and homesteads on low ground are repeatedly inundated. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
water River dynamics in the wider Padma system drive bank erosion that erodes riverside farmland. So what: Riverside households lose land and assets. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
poverty Mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.029 (national rank 283 of 452, decile 7) sits close to the national average. So what: Local prosperity is modest amid persistent flood exposure. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Char-area flood defences and erosion protection on the highest-loss reaches. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Inclusive livelihood support so corridor-driven growth reaches flood- and erosion-affected households. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal