Assam Sustainable Wetland and Integrated Fisheries Transformation Project

About this project

The Assam Sustainable Wetland and Integrated Fisheries Transformation (SWIFT) Project aims to enhance community-based management of floodplain wetlands (hereafter referred to as beels, as locally known in Assam) and improve the livelihoods of beel-dependent fisher households across at least 102 beels in the state of Assam. The project will increase income of beel fishermen by enabling price premiums for beel fisheries and diversified income opportunities, while promoting sustainable and inclusive natural resource management. This will be achieved through (i) strengthening regulatory framework for community-based beel management and building institutional capacity for beel health monitoring and governance; (ii) supporting fisheries cooperatives' businesses and their alternative income generating activities to reduce pressure on wetland resources; and (iii) implementing nature-based beel restoration and conservation solutions to enhance beel productivity and biodiversity. Output 1: Institutional capacity and regulatory framework for sustainable beel ecosystem and fisheries management strengthened. The output aims to strengthen the current government system on beel management, particularly the leasing system. It will support the following activities: (i) updating relevant beel management and fishery acts, regulations, and rules for community-based management, and preparing public awareness-raising materials; (ii) preparing rules or guidelines for community-based beel manag…

Published by

Asian Development Bank · Multilateral

Countries

India

Sectors

Agro-industriesFishery developmentAgricultural servicesWater sector policy and administrative managementWater resources conservation (including data collection)

Places

Assam

Implemented by

Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services Society

Accountable

Asian Development Bank

Published by Asian Development Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-46004-57042-001-LN4744.

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