Identification of Climate Risk Hotspots Based on Flooding and Temperature Predictions: A Geospatial Case Study of the Dhaka-Chattogram Rail Corridor
摘要
The Dhaka-Chattogram railway corridor is one of Bangladesh’s most critical transport corridors, supporting both freight and passenger movement across the South-Eastern region of the country. However, this corridor is susceptible to increased exposure to multiple climate-induced hazards such as riverine floods, storm surge inundation, shoreline erosion and extreme temperature events. These hazards pose significant risks to the operational continuity consequently threatening major part of the long-term economic growth of Bangladesh. This paper is aimed to spatially identify and classify climate risk hotspots along the Dhaka-Chattogram rail corridor by integrating hazard layers with the field validation data obtained from recent (2025) site visits. Thus, the identified hotspot zones are going to serve as a critical decision support tool for Bangladesh Railway, policy-makers, and development partners to prioritize location-specific adaptation measures and guide the future infrastructure investment plans supporting the development of climate-resilient railway system under both current and projected climate scenarios.