The National Water Research Center (Egypt)
NWRC serves the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) to advance and expedite the implementation of the national water policy. As a MWRI research and development arm, NWRC coordinates and conducts basic and applied research to identify, characterize, and quantify water-related problems in Egypt. For these problems NWRC is mandated to provide innovative solutions and communicate them to the end users; therefore, enhance research uptake. Its role as a national organization goes beyond the MWRI; it assists the other ministries as well as the private sector facing water related problems through facilitated access to interdisciplinary expertise.
NWRC’s
organization consists of twelve research institutes; basically tackling the following water resources related fields: Irrigation and Drainage, Hydraulics, Hydraulic structures and Machinery, Surface and Groundwater Hydrology, Sediment Transport, Water Quality and Pollution Control, Coastal Protection and Lake/Shore Environment, Climate Change and Geo-Measurements Analysis, Water Socio-Economics.
Water Management Research Institute (WMRI)
The Institute covers the research areas of
- Irrigation Scheduling
- Optimal agriculture water allocation and distribution
- Socio economic impact of irrigation systems
- Assessment of performance indicators of irrigation schemes
Drainage Research Institute (DRI)
The Institute covers the research areas of
- Functional design criteria of tile drainage network
- Testing and evaluating new technologies and materials utilized in field drainage networks
- Socio-economic impacts of field drainage networks
- Development of guidelines for the reuse of marginal water in agriculture
- Improvement of open drains self-purification capacity
Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI)
The Institute covers the research areas of:
- Hydrologic analysis of Wadi Systems and flash floods
- Optimal design criteria for flash flood control structures and drainage networks
- Impacts of Nile socio economic development on inflow to Lake Nasser
- Optimal National Water Resources development strategy