Al Ain University has a best practice for implementation actions designed to reduce water waste, water loss, and where necessary, water use. The ultimate goal of water conservation is to maximize the benefit from each gallon of water used.

Drip irrigation is a type of micro-irrigation system that has the potential to save water and nutrients by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either from above the soil surface or buried below the surface. The goal is to place water directly into the root zone and minimize evaporation. Drip irrigation systems distribute water through a network of valves, pipes, tubing, and emitters. Depending on how well designed, installed, maintained, and operated it is, a drip irrigation system can be more efficient than other types of irrigation systems, such as surface irrigation or sprinkler irrigation.

We have an 800 m³ garden irrigation tank and a well feeding it on the campus. Currently, 166 m³/day of water is obtained from the well. We have a fire pump connected to the tank and a pump group for irrigation.

An average of 4,200 m³ of water is collected annually in the pool created to collect clean water.

These recovered waters are used for irrigation of cultivated areas.