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Sarankhola (Bagerhat)

Local Gov

A poor, remote coastal upazila at Bagerhat's southern tip directly fronting the Sundarbans, heavily exposed to the open coast.

Wealth rank 79/452 (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 Sarankhola has a Relative Wealth Index mean of -0.226 (national rank 79/452), placing it in the poorest 2nd decile, among the most deprived in the district. So what: Severe poverty leaves coastal households least able to recover from cyclone damage. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  2. climate disaster Fronting the Sundarbans on the open coast at low elevation, the upazila is highly exposed to cyclones, tidal surge, and waterlogging. So what: Direct coastal exposure makes surge events catastrophic for lives and assets. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  3. environment Pressure on the adjacent mangrove belt erodes the natural storm buffer that shields the coast. So what: A weakened mangrove buffer amplifies surge impact on the upazila. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department

Probable solutions