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Islampur (Jamalpur)

Local Gov

A Jamuna-side char upazila of Jamalpur defined by braided-river channels, char settlements and chronic riverbank erosion.

Wealth rank 150/452 (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 low, with a Relative Wealth Index mean of -0.14 (national rank 150 of 452, fourth-poorest decile). So what: Thin household resources reduce resilience to erosion and flood losses. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
water Severe riverbank erosion along the braided Jamuna eats into char land and displaces settlements. So what: Recurrent erosion uproots households and destroys cropland. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
climate disaster Heavy monsoon flooding inundates the upazila's extensive char lands on the Jamuna floodplain. So what: Char crops and homes are repeatedly submerged. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

Construct and maintain riverbank protection and revetment works on the Jamuna with char-land development support. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Deploy flood early-warning, raised flood shelters and flood-tolerant crop varieties for char communities. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal