The main objective of the project was to produce guidelines for the 2014–2020 programme period focused on integrated planning and improved collaboration among institutions in the field of water management and energy. It linked the fields of water and energy, two of the leading topics in the management of natural resources in the Alpine and the wider European area. The guidelines were produced in collaboration with stakeholders and upon establishing their positions and needs and by evaluating past experience from the Alpine Space Programme through reviews of completed projects, strategic needs and regulations at the EU level as well as regionally and nationally in relation to achieving good water status, good river ecosystem status and in terms of renewable energy sources.