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Manikchhari (Khagrachhari)

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A southern hill upazila of Khagrachhari near the Chattogram plains edge, mixing valley paddy, fruit horticulture and small cross-boundary trade.

Wealth rank 135/452 (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

climate disaster Heavy monsoon rainfall on deforested slopes drives flash floods and landslides in the wet season. So what: Hillside and valley settlements face slope failure and sudden flooding. Source: Department of Disaster Management
environment Jhum and settlement expansion continue to clear hill tree cover, destabilizing soils. So what: Bare slopes worsen erosion and landslide risk. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department
poverty Mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.157 (national rank 135 of 452, decile 3) marks the upazila as poor relative to the national distribution. So what: Hill-farming households have limited income diversity. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Flash-flood and landslide early-warning, hazard mapping and pre-monsoon evacuation drills for hillside settlements. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal
Reforest and agroforest cleared slopes and link horticulture producers to plains markets. Responsible: Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board / Ministry of CHT Affairs · policy proposal