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Sherpur (Bogura)

Local Gov

A southern Bogura upazila and secondary trading town on the highway between Bogura and the rest of northern Bangladesh, with a farming hinterland of paddy and potato.

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. urbanization Roadside trading-town growth is expanding the built-up footprint onto farmland without matching drainage and waste services. So what: Unplanned expansion erodes prime agricultural land and worsens local drainage. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
2. air quality Highway-corridor traffic and brick kilns add to combustion pollution in this busy through-town. So what: Residents face rising roadside air-pollution exposure. Source: Department of Environment
3. poverty Household wealth is slightly below average, with an RWI mean of -0.048, indicating modest reserves in the farming hinterland. So what: Limited household buffers leave rural families exposed to crop and price shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

• Land-use zoning to protect farmland along the trade corridor and sequence drainage with built-up growth. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal
• Cleaner brick-kiln conversion and roadside emission controls along the highway through-town. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal