The Arava Institute is home to cutting-edge research in a number of interrelated fields of environmental concern from a trans-boundary context. Gathering leading regional and international experts who collaborate with its scientists, the Arava Institute is the premier institution for multidisciplinary environmental research in the region. 

The Research Department is divided into self-supporting projects that are headed by a faculty member with teams of research fellows providing critical support in a number of areas. Most research projects also support research of graduate students enrolled at the Institute. Generally interdisciplinary in nature, research projects integrate natural and social sciences to examine a range of environmental issues.

Center for Sustainable Agriculture
A key player in the field of desert agriculture and sustainable agriculture

Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation
A leader of research, development and technology on renewable energy and energy conservation

Center for Transboundary Water Management
A center for transboundary water resource management research

Long Term Socio-Ecological Research
Long Term Ecological Research in the Arava Valley

Arava Center for Sustainable Development
A partnership to disseminate expertise on sustainable development

Dead Sea and Arava Science Center
A center for the study of the unique environment of the Dead Sea-Arava Rift Valley