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Daulatpur (Manikganj)

Local Gov

A northern Manikganj upazila on the higher floodplain margin, a predominantly agricultural area of paddy and vegetable cultivation.

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 Its floodplain location and high seasonal rainfall expose farmland and communities to recurrent monsoon flooding. So what: Seasonal flooding damages crops and disrupts rural livelihoods. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
2. urbanization Built-up expansion is encroaching on prime floodplain farmland in this commuter-reach upazila. So what: Loss of fertile land erodes the local agricultural base. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
3. poverty Below-average household wealth, with an RWI mean of -0.115, reflects constrained rural means. So what: Thin reserves leave farming families exposed to flood and price shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

• Floodplain land-use zoning to steer built-up expansion away from prime farmland and flood-risk zones. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal
• Char and floodplain livelihood and asset-transfer programming for flood-exposed households. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal