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Dhamoirhat (Naogaon)

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A northern Barind upazila of Naogaon near the Indian border, with dry uplands, scattered remnant forest patches, and paddy farming.

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 Household wealth is the lowest among the district's upazilas, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.285 (decile 1 of 10). So what: The poorest households here are acutely exposed to drought and crop-income shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
2. water On the dry northern Barind tract with little surface water, dry-season irrigation leans on groundwater abstraction. So what: Falling water tables threaten both irrigation and drinking supply. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA)
3. environment Remnant dry-tract tree cover in the upazila is under pressure from clearing and fuelwood demand. So what: Loss of tree cover worsens dry-season heat and soil degradation. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department

Probable solutions

• Scale rural non-farm livelihood and social-protection support targeting the poorest unions of this lowest-wealth upazila. Responsible: Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) · PKSF rural livelihood program
• Establish community social forestry and roadside and embankment plantation to restore lost tree cover in the dry tract. Responsible: Bangladesh Forest Department · community social forestry program