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Kendua (Netrokona)

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A rural upazila in the southern part of Netrokona on the haor fringe, where boro paddy and seasonal wetland farming dominate livelihoods.

Wealth rank 154/452 (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. poverty Household asset poverty is widespread, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.135, placing Kendua in the poorer fourth decile of upazilas nationally. So what: Thin household savings leave families exposed when a single boro harvest fails. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  2. climate disaster Pre-monsoon flash floods that sweep across the Netrokona haor basin reach Kendua's low-lying paddy land before the boro crop can be cut. So what: A single inundation can wipe out the year's only rice crop. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  3. agriculture Seasonally inundated single-crop land limits cultivation to one boro season, leaving fields idle and low-yielding for much of the year. So what: Single-crop dependence caps farm incomes and food security. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension

Probable solutions