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Palashbari (Gaibandha)

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An agrarian upazila in western Gaibandha on the upland between the Ghaghot and the river chars, dependent on floodplain cropping.

Wealth rank 96/452 (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 Palashbari's mean Relative Wealth Index is -0.2, in the third-poorest decile nationally (rank 96 of 452), reflecting the floodplain deprivation typical of the district. So what: Households have limited capacity to recover from a flood-hit season. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
climate disaster High monsoon rainfall and the district's braided rivers produce annual flooding that inundates cropland and settlements. So what: Recurrent flooding erodes the upazila's farm base. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

Extend heat- and submergence-tolerant rice varieties and flood-suited cropping calendars to protect yields Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal
Char- and floodplain-focused resilience support including elevated plinths and asset transfers for flood-affected households Responsible: Department of Disaster Management / Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal