Somali Sustainable Fisheries Development Project - Badmaal

About this project

The development objective of the Sustainable Fisheries Development Badmaal Project for Somali is to improve the capacity of targeted communities and authorities to benefit from and effectively manage selected fisheries. The project comprises of three components. The first component, increasing the capacity of dependent communities to benefit from sustainable marine fisheries aims to establish or improve small-scale fisheries sustainable infrastructure that is climate resilient, and financially viable and value chains with primary beneficiaries being fishers, fish workers and their communities including cooperatives and micro-small-medium enterprises (MSMEs). It consists of following sub-components: (i) climate-resilient fisheries infrastructure; and (ii) improving fishing, handling, processing, and marketing techniques to enhance quality and value-addition. The second component, strengthening marine fisheries governance and management will set the foundation for long-term climate resilient Somali fisheries that are managed for sustainability by investing in fisheries governance as laid out in the 2023 Fisheries Law. It consists of following sub-components: (i) laying a foundation for effective, transparent, and equitable fisheries resource governance and management; (ii) developing a comprehensive Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) system to fight illegal unregulated and reported (IUU) fishing in Somali waters; (iii) fisheries statistics and stock assessments; and (iv…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Somalia

Sectors

Fishing policy and administrative management

Places

Mogadishu

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy of the Federal Republic of Somalia

Accountable

Federal Republic of Somalia

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P178032.

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