The Institut Méditerranéen de l’Eau (IME: Mediterranean Water Institute) is a French association created in Rabat, Morocco, in 1982, bringing together members involved in water issues in the Mediterranean. The IME includes all levels of stakeholders: local and regional authorities, ministerial bodies, professionals (public and private) and individuals with expertise.
The Institute is the first expert network in the Mediterranean to group institutional and technical operators in the water domain. It provides a forum for exchanging information and know-how and for meetings and discussions between the various operators. Its work covers several domains: climate, irrigation and drainage, hydrology and hydrogeology, water supply and treatment, wastewater purification and recycling, continental water protection (surface and groundwater), and aquatic environment development.
