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Faridpur (Pabna)

Local Gov

A small wetland-edge agricultural upazila in northern Pabna near the Chalan Beel.

Wealth rank 236/452 (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

water Low-lying wetland-fringe land leaves the upazila exposed to seasonal flooding and waterlogging along the Chalan Beel margins. So what: Inundation curtails the cropping season and damages rural roads. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
poverty Below-average household wealth (RWI -0.076, national rank 236/452, poverty decile 6 of 10) on a small agrarian base. So what: Limited income diversity leaves households vulnerable to flood and crop shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
agriculture A rain-fed and floodplain farming economy with little non-farm employment. So what: A poor harvest has few local fallbacks for affected families. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)

Probable solutions

Drainage and small-scale flood-control works for wetland-fringe farmland Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) / LGED · policy proposal
Flood-adapted cropping advisory with off-season income support Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) · policy proposal