The program aims to improve, among other things, dialogue and cooperation among three riparian countries of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers through increased access to information and knowledge transfer regarding water management in the region. The riparian countries have different levels of development, and capacity, in managing water on national and transboundary scales.

The CPET is designed to provide a rigorous evidence base to evaluate transboundary impacts and enable the identification of a range of water management options and a regional investment program. The thematic priority areas include hydrology and climate change, hydropower, water quality, agricultural water productivity, marshlands, and socioeconomics. Under this program, ICBA and its partners implement different capacity-building activities in the region, which include technical training workshops in different countries.