CEDARE is an institution with strong roots, governed by a high-level Board of Trustees, comprising environmental policy and decision leaders. CEDARE's scope of regional expertise include, among other activities, integrated water resource management, environmental assessment and reporting, integrated coastal zone management and management of natural resources. Since 1992, CEDARE has undertaken extensive research in issues of strategic concern to the MENA relevance, in the fields of:

CEDARE's global partner base includes governments, universities, international organizations, NGO’s, media, private sector, and civil society at large, including the USAID, League of Arab States, Care International, the European Union (EU), the World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Conservation monitoring Centre (WCMC), UNEP, UNDP, the World Bank (WB), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and others.

CEDARE works best as a "force multiplier". Its mission is to provide leadership and advocate sound governance for environmental protection through building human resources and institutional capacity, advancing applied research and environmentally friendly technologies and acting as a catalyst to enhance collaborative action between the Arab World, Europe and the International Community.

CEDARE' Programs include:
Water Resources Management Program
Land Resources Management Program
Knowledge Management Program
Sustainable Growth Program
Environment Governance Program