The purpose of this study, led by UNECE in the frame of the EU4Environment-Water and Data programme, is to assess the current status, the trends, needs and possible solutions to the problems related to human resources capacity in the water sector in the EU Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. In addition to a literature review, input was gathered via a questionnaire for responsible ministers, interviews with the senior management of some water-related institutions in the region, as well as exchanges of views with officials and experts in other former and current EU candidate countries.