The overall objective of MAIB L&W Division is to enhance sustainable use and management of land and water resources in the region through development and implementation of advanced technologies in water saving and resource base conservation.

The specific objectives of MAIB L&W division are focused mainly on irrigated agriculture and endeavor to improve:

• Water use efficiency and water productivity; • On-Farm irrigation systems performance;• Large-scale irrigation systems performance and new technologies;• Use of non-conventional water resources;• Integration and up-scaling of the above issues at the basin level;• Sustainable use and management of Mediterrane an soils,• Socio-economic aspects of Mediterranean agriculture;• Human resources development and capacity building.

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Land and Water Resources Management Division (L&W)