Some of the most recent projects undertaken by the IWRP are listed below

- Assessment of the status of water abstractions and proposal of solutions to improve water efficiency during additional regulation from the hydropower reservoirs for the winter-spring crop in the Northern Midlands and Delta

- Research and assessment of flood and inundation risks and proposal of preventive and adaptive measures for the densely populated areas and urban areas in the Northern Mountainous Region

- Hydraulic work plan for the Red River Delta for period 2012-2020 and orientations to 2050 in the context of climate change and sea level rise

- Hydraulic work plan for the Cau and Thuong river basins

- Vinh Phuc flood risk and water management (World Bank funded)

- Integrated and sustainable water management of the Red-Thai Binh river system in a changing climate (in collaboration with Politechnico di Milano)

- Case studies for selected river basin in Northwest Vietnam (World Bank funded)

- Assessment of hydrological ecosystem services in the Red river basin using remote sensing and numerical models.

- Hydraulic work plan for Ca river basin

- Hydraulic work plan for Ma river basin

- Hydraulic work master plan for Thanh Hoa province for period 2020-2030

- Hydraulic work development strategy and integrated plan for the river basin in Thua Thien-Hue province

- Review of the flood control plan for the Central provinces, including the river basins from Quang Binh province to Binh Thuan province

- Integrated Ma river basin water use and protection plan

- Research on flood calculation for water use and management in Ca river basin using hydrological models and remote sensing

- Hydraulic Work Master Plan for the Northern Central Region by 2020 and orientations to 2050 in the context of climate change and sea level rise

- Review of the Hydraulic Work Plan for agriculture restructuring in the Southern Central Region (2015-2016)

- Hydraulic Work Plan for Vu Gia-Thu Bon river basin (2018), Tra Bong and Tra Khuc river basins (2016)

- Plan on flood prevention and planning adjustments for Tra Khuc river (2013), Ve, Tra Bong and Tra Cau rivers (2018)

- Hydraulic Work Master Plan for the Central Highlands by 2030 and orientations to 2050 (2018)

- Adjustment of the Hydraulic Work Plan for Ba river basin and its vicinity by 2025 and vision to 2035

- Hydraulic Work Plan for Vu Gia-Thu Bon river basin by 2025 and orientations to 2035

- Investigation and analysis of the water use status and exploitation in Dak Lak province