Research and teaching institute focusing on applied hydrology, hydraulics, applied limnology, water resources systems analysis, water resources environmental impact assessment, hydraulic structures, and irrigation and drainage.
Recent research (summarised on WWW) include analysis of the various interconnections of water, food, poverty, and urbanisation (modelled with variables including development theories, driving forces, impacts on water and land and on socioeconomy, and policy tools for period 1970-2025)