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Sariakandi (Bogura)

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An eastern Bogura upazila on the Jamuna's right bank, dominated by char-lands, river islands and erosion-prone riverbank villages.

Wealth rank 44/452 (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. climate disaster As a Jamuna char-and-bankline upazila, Sariakandi faces severe recurrent monsoon flooding, riverbank erosion and active channel migration. So what: Households repeatedly lose homes, land and crops to the shifting river. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. poverty Among the poorest in this set, with an RWI mean of -0.287, its char and riverbank population has very thin household means. So what: Deep poverty makes recovery from each flood and erosion event far harder. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  3. water Living within the Jamuna's active floodplain, char communities face remoteness from services and unreliable safe water during floods. So what: Isolation and water disruption deepen the hardship of riverbank life. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)

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