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Nawabganj (Dinajpur)

Local Gov

A southern Dinajpur upazila bordering the wetlands and Barind tract, agrarian and in the poorest national wealth decile.

Wealth rank 37/452 (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 Mean Relative Wealth Index is -0.303 (national rank 37 of 452, poorest decile). So what: Deep deprivation leaves households highly exposed to shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
water Rice cultivation depends on groundwater irrigation in a tract with little permanent surface water. So what: Aquifer drawdown raises pumping costs and dry-season risk. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority
climate disaster Monsoon flows along the area's rivers bring seasonal flooding and erosion to low-lying farmland. So what: Inundation damages crops and erodes cultivable land. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

Expand AWD irrigation, surface-water re-excavation and rainwater harvesting to ease groundwater stress. Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority · Barind Multipurpose Development Authority programmes
Develop rice and maize value-addition and cooperative marketing to raise farm-household incomes. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension / Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation · Department of Agricultural Extension