National inception workshops were held in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan to familiarize stakeholders with the project goal of managing groundwater in the Syr Darya transboundary basin. Participants discussed current issues, proposed project activities and expected results. They analyzed risks and barriers to implementation, and stakeholder roles. Focus groups addressed these topics and presented results. The workshops found that national partners and key stakeholders actively engaged to provide input. A report of each national workshop was prepared.