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Dhunat (Bogura)

Local Gov

An eastern Bogura upazila bordering the Jamuna floodplain, combining char-land and mainland agriculture with riverine livelihoods.

Wealth rank 179/452 (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 Lying against the Jamuna, low-lying char and riverbank communities here face recurrent monsoon flooding and channel migration. So what: Flood and erosion losses repeatedly set back riverside households and crops. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. agriculture Char and floodplain farmers face post-harvest losses for potato and vegetables tied to the district's stretched cold-chain. So what: Perishable produce spoils or sells cheap, holding back farm incomes. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
  3. poverty Below-average household wealth, with an RWI mean of -0.12, reflects the thinner means of its riverine and farming population. So what: Low reserves compound recovery difficulty after each flood season. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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