The specific objective was to increase the capacity of The Directorate General of Border Affairs, Transboundary Rivers and Security Cooperation (DGBSC) for high-level negotiations between Afghanistan and Iran (involving the Hari Rud and Helmand); Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (involving the Amu Darya); and Pakistan (involving the Kabul/Kunar).
Ancillary objectives included promoting peaceful regional cooperation and development and ensuring there is a reasonably sustainable training program in place for these matters at the MoFA Institute of Diplomacy.

• Provided on-going support and advice including, but no limited to, strategic, international legal and negotiation advice to MoFA and other involved Afghan Ministries within the scope of the Project.
• Researched, organized, conducted and promoteed a visibility campaign.
• Researched, organized and conducted an experiential learning strategic overview mission to one of the River Basins abroad, close to the Afghanistan context to facilitate both substantive learning and team building.
• Further researched, developed and successfully implemented the already existing Data Base and Training Course / Curriculum on International Watercourses.
• Significantly improved the substantive knowledge, skills and capacity of MoFA Staff through mentoring.