The Water Research Institute of the University of Barcelona, as a structure for the research organization, aims to strengthen the stability of the activities developed by the research groups working on water and water management, use and quality. The Institute encourages and promotes the interdisciplinary experiences developed by the more of 100 researchers, who belong to the 19 departments of nine faculties of the University of Barcelona (Arts, Biology, Law, Economics and Business, Chemist, Geography and History, Physics, Geology and Chemistry). The Institute researchers belong to the research groups of the UB, 36 in total, with research lines related to water.