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Muksudpur (Gopalganj)

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A northwestern upazila of Gopalganj in the beel and wetland lowlands, an agrarian community of paddy and freshwater fisheries.

Wealth rank 281/452 (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 On flat beel and wetland terrain, the upazila experiences the prolonged seasonal waterlogging and inundation documented across Gopalganj. So what: Extended waterlogging delays cropping and damages rural infrastructure. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
economy Rising economic activity in the district is concentrated in a few centres, so interior wetland unions risk being left behind by uneven intensification. So what: Uneven growth leaves interior communities dependent on subsistence farming and fisheries. Source: Department of Fisheries

Probable solutions

Wetland-fisheries and paddy value-chain support to spread the benefits of rising economic activity to interior communities Responsible: Department of Fisheries · policy proposal
Beel and drainage rehabilitation with managed water retention to shorten waterlogging Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal