The IWG CASPISNET aims to develop a decision-making support system at the regional level by pulling national resources towards data analysis while developing an early warning system at the disposal of policy formulators while developing a training framework for regional professionals. While connecting global and local dynamics of change to the United Nations2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the CASPISNET also aims to bridge practice-informed environmental and anthropogenic hazards and risk assessments to regional policy formulation for the Caspian basin.

The main objective of IWG has been to take stock of the state of the Caspian Sea region sustainability, projecting the Caspian region pivotal role as a laboratory towards global dynamics of change and exchange best sound practices and sustainability strategies in line with the idea of establishing the IWG - Caspian Integrated Scientific Network (CASPISNET)Agenda 2030 and the implementation of the SDGs.