IIAMA has 10 Research Groups, each one responsible for investigation in a specific area:
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Forestry Science and Technology
- Hydraulic Networks and Pressure Systems
- Hydraulics and Hydrology
- Hydroeconomic Modelling
- Hydrogeology
- Hydrological and Environmental Modelling
- Land and Atmosphere Remote Sensing (LARS)
- Water Chemistry and Microbiology
- Water Quality
- Water Resource Engineering