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Shibalaya (Manikganj)

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A western Manikganj upazila at the Padma-Jamuna confluence, home to the Aricha river-port area and extensive char-land and riverbank communities.

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 At the Padma-Jamuna confluence, char and riverbank communities face recurrent monsoon flooding, active channel migration and bank erosion. So what: Households repeatedly lose land and homes to the shifting rivers. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
2. water Extensive permanent surface water from the Padma-Jamuna system drives active channel migration and persistent bank erosion along its reaches. So what: Erosion continually eats into farmland and settlements. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
3. poverty Household wealth sits mid-range, with an RWI mean of -0.008, indicating limited surplus among its riverine population. So what: Thin reserves slow recovery from each flood and erosion event. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

• Riverbank protection and char-land erosion control (revetments, geo-bag works, dredging) along the confluence reaches. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
• Char-focused livelihood and asset-transfer programming to build resilient incomes for riverbank households. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal