The Northeast Strategic Technology Centre (Centro de Tecnologias Estrategicas do Nordeste, CETENE), the National Institute for the Semi-Arid (Instituto Nacional do Semiarido, INSA), Minerals Technology Centre (Centro de Tecnologia de Minerais, CTEM), the National Amazon Research Institute (Instituto de Pesquisas da Amazonia, INPA) and the National Institute of Technology (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, INT) are examples of the centres that have relevant activity in the field of water. Examples of water-related programmes undertaken by these institutions include “Systems for Integrated Production in the Semi-Arid Region” and “Climatic and Environmental Monitoring” conducted by the INSA; as well as ‘Topics in Health, Climatology and Water Resources” and “Sustainable Management of Water Resources”, promoted by the INPA. Some percentage of the royalties paid by hydropower companies is allocated to research in the field of water resources.