Constitutionally an independent governmental agency, while it structurally has a board consisting of ministries
namely; Planning, Water, Agriculture & Livestock and the disaster management agency
(HADMA), the board has a main task of approving the work plans and policies of the center.
The aim of the center is to collect, analyze and disseminate data related to water and land
resources, conduct case studies on specific matters, provide information to the relevant
ministries for bettering the decision making during the development of strategies, policies
and projects.