a) To carry out studies in order to create and develop principles, targets, strategy and policy documents that will form the basis of our country's water policy,
b) Contributing to the development of our country's national and international water policies, and ensuring coordination between institutions,
c) To follow and evaluate the developments and the works done in the international water policy, and to report the outputs to the relevant institutions and organizations,
d) To follow international agreements, to carry out and report relations with bilateral, multilateral, regional and international organizations in coordination with the relevant units,
e) To ensure that the staff of the General Directorate and relevant parties are informed about the water policy, to prepare and publish documents on this subject, and to work to strengthen the administrative capacity,
f) Contributing to the determination of our country's principles and objectives related to water security, coordinating, developing strategy and policy, carrying out works and transactions in this regard,
g) To carry out alternative studies and to create national guidelines, to carry out necessary planning and implementation studies, to monitor and report the practices in order to benefit from water resources by taking into account water security,
h) To follow national and international processes, especially the European Union legislation on water safety, to prepare national water safety legislation,
i) To carry out training, examination and research studies on water security in coordination with the relevant Departments, to contribute to the creation of public awareness in line with the interests of the country,
j) Developing principles and objectives regarding the protection, improvement and use of transboundary water resources, contributing to our country's policies in this regard and ensuring coordination between relevant institutions,
k) To follow the developments and the work done by national and international institutions on transboundary waters, to evaluate and report the current work, to carry out new studies, to report the outputs to the relevant institutions and organizations,
l) Developing and conducting national and international projects in line with the national water strategy and policy on transboundary waters,
m) To ensure that the staff of the General Directorate and relevant parties are informed about transboundary and border-setting waters, to prepare and publish documents on this subject, and to work to strengthen administrative capacity,
n) To report and coordinate water-related indicators developed in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda,
o) To follow all national and international developments within the scope of water security, transboundary and border-setting waters, water policies, and to contribute to the development of national policies and strategies,
p) To ensure coordination in the needed Works and transactions within the scope of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Official Statistics Program,
q) To carry out the preparation and update of the National Water Plan and to ensure the necessary coordination,
r) To follow and report national and international studies on matters within the scope of the duty of the Working Group, to prepare legislation, to prepare or have guide documents prepared on needed issues, to carry out training studies or to have them made,
s) To perform other duties assigned by the Head of Department.