EO techniques can be applied to monitor the quality and quantity of water in dams and coastal areas. By exploiting high-resolution dense time series for large scale water applications (such as monitoring all the inland water bodies on a national level), improved water management strategies and policies can be developed. Research into water shortages, droughts, climate change, eutrophication, changes in water depth and desertification in the EMMENA region will be better understood through capacity building and knowledge transfer. As well, the ECoE can capitalise on the available EO-data combined with sensor-networks and ground-based derived data to develop new products which will fulfil the specific needs of the end-users at the national and regional level (technological development and innovative products/solutions for commercialisation). Cyprus provides a strong environment for demonstrating and further developing climate observation technology in a key region of climate change, which is expected to attract leading researchers in the field of water resources.

The Water sector is situated within the Department of Climate and Environment of ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence (ERATOSTHENES CoE).