The interdisciplinary, comparative and gender-equitable approaches are applied in education, capacity building and research activities in Central Asia and the Sahel, to find “socially-just economy” solutions for better river basin governance and management. For knowledge sharing, mobility opportunities are provided for students from partner organisations. The knowledge is strengthened not only through the development of the teaching module but also through ToT and summer schools. For the development of the teaching module, interregional experience from both the ASB and LCB is used. The summer schools are organised for diverse participants using a learner-centred approach to provide hands-on experience and strengthen capacities in both regions. Moreover, the mobility opportunities within various disciplines foster knowledge sharing between the two regions and an interdisciplinary approach. For promoting research, students and early career professionals are exposed to indexed peer review journals and credible institutional journals. For this purpose, qualitative as well as quantitative research methods are used. All activities target mainly early-career water professionals, students, participants from indigenous or marginalized groups, and females as these represent upcoming decision-makers in the field of river basin governance and management in the focus regions.