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Dashmina (Patuakhali)

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A poor estuarine upazila on the Tetulia-Buriswar river system in eastern Patuakhali, where char lands and tidal channels dominate.

Wealth rank 15/452 (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

poverty Household wealth is among the lowest nationally, with a Relative Wealth Index mean of -0.408 placing Dashmina in the bottom decile (rank 15 of 452 upazilas). So what: Extreme deprivation leaves families highly exposed to any shock. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
climate disaster On exposed estuarine and char land in a high-rainfall coastal district, Dashmina faces cyclones, storm surge, flooding and salinity intrusion. So what: Disasters repeatedly destroy fragile char livelihoods. Source: Department of Disaster Management
water Dry-season salinity intrusion into tidal channels and shallow groundwater threatens drinking water and irrigation. So what: Communities struggle to secure safe water in the dry season. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)

Probable solutions

Scale social protection and cyclone-resilient housing targeted to the poorest char and coastal unions. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal
Deploy rainwater harvesting, pond-sand filters and saline-tolerant rice varieties. Responsible: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) · policy proposal